In the spectrum of unification politics in the Russian Federation, only a few constants have emerged. One of these fixed points can be seen in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). The party managed to rise like a phoenix from the ashes. It not only survived the coup of 1993 but also grew to become the only organization capable of standing against the right-wing populist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the "parties of power," as well as against Yabloko and the Yeltsin administration. No other organization of that time was able to attract as many members and voters as the Communist Party under G. A. Zyuganov. Ultimately, the CPRF succeeded in establishing G. A. Zyuganov as the most promising challenger to B. N. Yeltsin.