▁Russia ▁( a ▁republic ), ▁but ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁republic . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁founded ▁from ▁the ▁T atar ▁A SS R ▁department ▁of ▁C PS U ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Robert ▁S ady kov , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁Deput y ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Mov ement ▁" Pe ople ' s ▁Patri otic ▁Union ▁of ▁Russia ". ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁ ▁S ady kov ▁obtained ▁ 4 . 4 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁president ial ▁election ▁in ▁T atar stan . ▁ ▁The ▁K PR T ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁Part ies ▁- ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( U CP - CP SU ). ▁▁ ▁During ▁Soviet ▁times , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁T atar ▁Aut onom ous ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁was ▁F ik ry at ▁Tab ey ev , ▁who ▁after ▁his ▁res ignation ▁served ▁as ▁USS R ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Afghan istan . ▁He ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁R ash id ▁Mus in , ▁G umer ▁Us man ov , ▁and ▁M int imer ▁Sh a imi ye v . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Russia