[6] In 2014, Bogdanov became party leader, succeeding Yuri Morozov in this post.
In this year's election, Brezhnev was the candidate for the Parliament of Crimea and Sevastopol,[7] but the party did not win any seats.
[10] On September 9, 2022, Maxim Shevchenko stated in his official Telegram channel that he no longer considers himself the leader of the RPSS and does not participate in the activities of a political party.
Sergei Obukhov asserts that "it is not the CPSJ who stands behind the nomination of namesakes, but the administrative resource and the ruling party".
He called Maksim Shevchenko's joining the RPSS "a betrayal of his comrades at a crucial moment" and considered possible his exclusion from Left Front.