The Beer Lovers Party (PLP; Russian: Партия любителей пива; ПЛП; Partiya lyubiteley piva, PLP) was created in Russia on December 26, 1993, and officially registered on August 9, 1994.[1] By the moment of registration the party listed 1,700 members.
"Not the worst party. Great party! A party different from everyone else." (Russian: "Не самая плохая партия. Отличная партия! Партия, отличная от всех.")
Initially it was a kind of practical joke, supposedly created in an analogy with the Polish Beer-Lovers Party.[2][3] Its documents read as a parody on political cliches in party programmes. For example, its goal was "protection of interests of beer lovers regardless of racial, national, or religious affiliation". Among demands was decrease of taxes for beer manufacturers. It has fractions of "light beer lovers", "dark beer lovers", "kvass patriot fraction", etc.
It was supported by a number of Russian entrepreneurs in the context of 1995 Russian legislative election, and its documents were rewritten into a more serious style. Among its goals now was the "protection of interests of beer lovers that do not contradict the law". The party now stood for "efficient means for preservation of main natural resources, such as land, air, and especially water, which is the basis of a good beer". Among its official slogans were "Replete and Safe Life" ("Сытая и безопасная жизнь") and "Clever and Calm Politicians Grasping not only Beer". Its platform stated that the Party "will defend interests not only beer lovers, but also lovers of sausage, butter, meat, tea, kvass and other lovers, with the exception of lovers of power". It was branched into about 60 regions of Russia, the largest ones being in Moscow, Komi Republic, Chuvashia, Irkutsk Oblast, Saratov Oblast and Moscow Oblast. By the moment of elections it enlisted over 50,000 members. During the election into the State Duma (second convocation) it gained 0.62% of votes, way below the 5% election threshold. Vladimir Pribylovsky was among the candidates nominated by the party.[4]
After the failure, the sponsors dropped their support and the party de facto ceased to exist and was not re-registered in 1998. Still, many branches of the Party continue to exist as formal and informal associations.
Campaign placard for Beer Lover's Party, Russia: "Is it serious? It's serious!" posted around Moscow, December 1997
Sponsors and financeedit
Промрадтехбанк - Promradtechbank;
АО "Управление перспективных технологий" - "Promising Technology Management";
КБ "Платина" - Platina;
ТОО Фирма "Русич" - Rusich;
ТОО "Артиль" - Artil;
АООТ "Телекомпания ВКТ" - VKT Television;
МАКБ "Возрождение" - Rebirth Bank;
ООО "Корпорация НР-Телеком" - NR Telecom Corporation;
ТОО "Финтраст" - FinTrust;
АКБ "МБТС-Банк" - MBTS Bank;
АО "Московская телекоммуникационная корпорация" - Moscow Telecommunications Corporation.
Total donation by sponsors: 697,300,000 rubles (1995). 115 million was allocated by the Central Election Commission. About 777 million was supplied by individuals and companies. In total, the party had spent about 1.07 billion rubles for the election campaign.
^Yegorov, Oleg (28 June 2018). "Booze politics: How the Beer Lover Party rose and fell in Russia". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^"POLITICS : Russia's Beer Drinkers Are Party Animals : A new group hopes to use brew to galvanize embittered citizens into a political force. It has factions for lovers of light, dark, foreign and domestic". Los Angeles Times. 25 February 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^Bell, words: Emily (4 April 2016). "In Russia & Poland Beer Lovers Parties Once Participated In Parliament". VinePair. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^"7 Bizarre (yet real) Political Parties only Homer Simpson would vote for". www.2spare.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
External linksedit
Voronezh BLP website
April 08, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Beer Lovers Party Russia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Beer Lovers Party PLP Russian Partiya lyubitelej piva PLP Partiya lyubiteley piva PLP was created in Russia on December 26 1993 and officially registered on August 9 1994 1 By the moment of registration the party listed 1 700 members Beer Lovers Party Partiya lyubitelej pivaAbbreviationPLP English PLP Russian ChairpersonDmitry ShestakovSecretary GeneralKonstantin Kalachev ru FoundedDecember 25 1993 1993 12 25 Dissolved1998Headquarters7 2nd Building Tverskoy Boulevard Moscow Russia 103104Membership 1995 50 000IdeologyJoke partyPatriotismProtectionismEnvironmentalismAnti establishmentPolitical positionBig tentColours YellowSlogan Not the worst party Great party A party different from everyone else Russian Ne samaya plohaya partiya Otlichnaya partiya Partiya otlichnaya ot vseh Websitehttp plp vrn narod ru Politics of RussiaPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 Sponsors and finance 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editInitially it was a kind of practical joke supposedly created in an analogy with the Polish Beer Lovers Party 2 3 Its documents read as a parody on political cliches in party programmes For example its goal was protection of interests of beer lovers regardless of racial national or religious affiliation Among demands was decrease of taxes for beer manufacturers It has fractions of light beer lovers dark beer lovers kvass patriot fraction etc It was supported by a number of Russian entrepreneurs in the context of 1995 Russian legislative election and its documents were rewritten into a more serious style Among its goals now was the protection of interests of beer lovers that do not contradict the law The party now stood for efficient means for preservation of main natural resources such as land air and especially water which is the basis of a good beer Among its official slogans were Replete and Safe Life Sytaya i bezopasnaya zhizn and Clever and Calm Politicians Grasping not only Beer Its platform stated that the Party will defend interests not only beer lovers but also lovers of sausage butter meat tea kvass and other lovers with the exception of lovers of power It was branched into about 60 regions of Russia the largest ones being in Moscow Komi Republic Chuvashia Irkutsk Oblast Saratov Oblast and Moscow Oblast By the moment of elections it enlisted over 50 000 members During the election into the State Duma second convocation it gained 0 62 of votes way below the 5 election threshold Vladimir Pribylovsky was among the candidates nominated by the party 4 After the failure the sponsors dropped their support and the party de facto ceased to exist and was not re registered in 1998 Still many branches of the Party continue to exist as formal and informal associations nbsp Campaign placard for Beer Lover s Party Russia Is it serious It s serious posted around Moscow December 1997Sponsors and finance editPromradtehbank Promradtechbank AO Upravlenie perspektivnyh tehnologij Promising Technology Management KB Platina Platina TOO Firma Rusich Rusich TOO Artil Artil AOOT Telekompaniya VKT VKT Television MAKB Vozrozhdenie Rebirth Bank OOO Korporaciya NR Telekom NR Telecom Corporation TOO Fintrast FinTrust AKB MBTS Bank MBTS Bank AO Moskovskaya telekommunikacionnaya korporaciya Moscow Telecommunications Corporation Total donation by sponsors 697 300 000 rubles 1995 115 million was allocated by the Central Election Commission About 777 million was supplied by individuals and companies In total the party had spent about 1 07 billion rubles for the election campaign See also editList of frivolous political partiesReferences edit Yegorov Oleg 28 June 2018 Booze politics How the Beer Lover Party rose and fell in Russia www rbth com Retrieved 13 October 2020 POLITICS Russia s Beer Drinkers Are Party Animals A new group hopes to use brew to galvanize embittered citizens into a political force It has factions for lovers of light dark foreign and domestic Los Angeles Times 25 February 1994 Retrieved 13 October 2020 Bell words Emily 4 April 2016 In Russia amp Poland Beer Lovers Parties Once Participated In Parliament VinePair Retrieved 13 October 2020 7 Bizarre yet real Political Parties only Homer Simpson would vote for www 2spare com Retrieved 13 October 2020 External links editList of 1995 Duma electorate unions Voronezh BLP website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beer Lovers Party Russia amp oldid 1102513813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
