Union of the Russian People

The Union of the Russian People ( _ru. "Союз Русского Народа", romanized "Soiuz russkogo naroda") was a Black-Hundredist counter-revolutionary, nationalist and monarchist patriotic organisation within the Russian Empire, formed in October 1905 in St. Petersburg.

The Union of the Russian People (URP) combined reactionary representatives of urban petty bourgeoisie, landowners, intelligentsia, clergy, urban declasses, workers and peasantry. URP was founded by Alexander Dubrovin (chairman), Vladimir Gringmut, Vladimir Purishkevich and others. The organization's charter was adopted in August of 1906. URP stood for unity and indivisibility of Russia and preservation of autocracy. The main organ of the organization was Head Council of 12 members. The URP had numerous offices in many cities, towns and even villages (in 1905-1907, there were up to 900 of them), the biggest of which were located in Moscow, Odessa, Kiev, Volhyn guberniya, Novgorod, Saratov, Astrakhan. URP’s chief newspaper was "Russkoe znamya" or "Russkoe znamia" (Russian Banner). This newspaper was the first to publish the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The most popular URP newspaper in province was "Pochayevsky listok" (The Pochayev Circular). URP also printed its propaganda materials in "Moskovskiye Vedomosti" (Moscow News), "Grazhdanin" (Citizen), "Kievlyanin" (Kievan) and others. URP’s meetings, gatherings, lectures, manifestations and mass public prayers often provoked the Jewish pogroms (especially in 1906 in Gomel, Yalta, Bialystok, Odessa, Sedlets and other cities), in which the URP members often took part. In October 1906, they formed a black-hundredist organization called Ob’yedinyonniy russkiy narod ("Объединённый русский народ", or Russian People United), in which the URP played a leading role.Fact|date=September 2007

In 1908-1910, the URP broke down into several organizations, which were in constant conflict with each other - Soyuz Mikhaila Arkhangela ("Союз Михаила Архангела", or Union of Archangel Michael), Soyuz russkogo naroda ("Союз русского народа", or Union of the Russian People ), Vserossiysky dubrovinsky Soyuz russkogo naroda v Peterburge ("Всероссийский дубровинский Союз русского народа в Петербурге", or Dubrovin’s All-Russian Union of the Russian People in Petersburg) etc. After the February Revolution of 1917, all of the black-hundredist organizations were forcefully dissolved on the territories controlled by Bolsheviks and banned.Fact|date=September 2007

Revival and Current activity

This organisation has seen a revival around 2005 in Russia now and has many followers and 17 offices in large cities [http://srn.rusidea.org Link text] , Союз Русского Народа.] . Its main activities can be described as national patriotic with strong emphasis on the Russian Orthodox Church and revival of Russian tradition destroyed by Bolsheviks.

ee also

*Black Hundreds
*Warrant for Genocide

References

*Vragi roda cheloviecheskago"' (romanized title):Title translation: "Enemies of the Human Race":Relared name (anonymous editor): G. Butmi.:LC Uniform Title: Protocols of the wise men of Zion:(St. Petersberg: Soiuz russkogo naroda, 1906):p. x, 88 24 cm.:LC Classification: DS141 .B97 1906