Conceptual project founded in 1988 by Егор Летов, [a=Олег Судаков] (Манагер) and [a=Константин Рябинов] (Кузя УО). Other participants included [a=Олег Сур], [a=Валерий Рожков], Янка Дягилева, [a=Игорь Жевтун] (Джефф), [a=Дмитрий Селиванов], [a=Аркадий Климкин] and [a=Александр Рожков].
Originally a studio-only project, Коммунизм ceased activities in 1990. The group was reactivated in 2010 for a number of live concerts in Russia and Ukraine, with a line-up of [a=Константин Рябинов], [a=Олег Судаков], [a=Игорь Жевтун], [a=Дмитрий Максимов] and [a=Александр Андрюшкин].