In March 2011 the Russian Justice Ministry refused to register the party because of its name, since the "current legislation defines piracy as an attack on a sea or river craft, which is a criminal offense".
2011年3月俄羅斯司法部基於名稱因素退回了政黨註冊，因為「目前法律定義上海盜為一種攻擊海上或河上船隻的行為，這是一種刑事罪行。