The current National Bolshevik Party was founded in 1992 as the National Bolshevik Front, an amalgamation of six minor groups.[17] The party has always been led by Eduard Limonov. The group's early policies and actions show some alignment and sympathy with radical nationalist groups, but a split occurred in the 2000s which changed this to an extent. Opposed to Vladimir Putin, Limonov has somewhat liberalized the NBP, and joined forces with leftist and liberal groups in Garry Kasparov's United Civil Front to fight Putin.[18]