The Party of Life Coming to Life [The Moscow Times.- 08.04.2003]

The obscure Party of Life appears to be positioning itself to play a role in national politics, with Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov and possibly Lyudmila Putina as members.

The party, already the home of animal lovers and environmentalists, held the first meeting of its Moscow branch Monday. The meeting was to pave the way for Mironov, an old colleague of President Vladimir Putin's, to be officially named the head of the party at its first congress on April 19, said Tatyana Piskaryova, the party's spokeswoman.