Unity (political party) — Unity ( ru. Единство, Yedinstvo) was a Russian political party that was created in September 1999 and registered on October 15, supported by Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin, PM Vladimir Putin and some tens of Russian governors to counter the… … Wikipedia
RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Russia — • Geography and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russia Russia † Catholic E … Catholic encyclopedia
Unity Day — may refer to: Unity Day (Burundi), a holiday in Burundi on February 5 Unity Day (Kazakhstan), a holiday in Kazakhstan on May 1 Unity Day (Leeds), a free open air festival in Leeds in early August. Unity Day (Philadelphia), a celebration in August … Wikipedia
Russia for Russians — ( ru. Россия для русских, Rossiya dlya russkih ) is a political slogan and nationalist doctrine, encapsulating the range of ideas from bestowing the ethnic Russians with exclusive rights in the Russian state to expelling all non Russians from the … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Unity Day (Russia) — Unity Day, Day of People’s Unity or National Unity Day (Russian: День народного единства) was celebrated in the Russian Empire until 1917 and in Russia from 2005. Held on November 4 (October 22, Old Style), it commemorates the popular uprising… … Wikipedia
Unity Party — The Unity Party is the name of several political parties around the world, including: *Unity Party (Australia), a small multiculturist party in Australia *British Columbia Unity Party, a provincial level party in British Columbia, Canada *Unity… … Wikipedia
Unity — / INTERREGIONAL MOVEMENT “UNITY.” Political party. Known in Russian as Iedinstvo, Unity was a pro Yeltsin party established in 1999 to combat the growing influence of Fatherland All Russia. The party was colloquially known as Medved’ (The… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Russia — This article is about the current country. For other uses, see Russia (disambiguation). Russian Federation Российская Федерация Rossiyskaya Federatsiya … Wikipedia