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When did Ryzhkov become the formal leader of the People's Patriotic Union of Russia?
After being elected to the State Duma in 1995
After the 2000 presidential elections
Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union
After the Crimean Crisis
Answer
After being elected to the State Duma in 1995, Ryzhkov became the formal leader of the People's Patriotic Union of Russia, a political party he had helped found in 1990. The party was opposed to the government of President Boris Yeltsin, and it supported the policies of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
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