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Reading a scholarly article on the Russian anthem (here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/852511?seq=14), it seems that Yeltsin considered outlawing the Communist Party after the dissolution of the USSR. As we know, this didn't happen. But what if Yeltsin actually did get his ban through? What would this mean for Russian politics?