Democratic Union (Russian: Демократический Союз) is a Russian liberal party founded by Valeriya Novodvorskaya. The orientation has been radically liberal and pro-reform. The party charter specifies the main goals of the organization (among others) as follows: * popularization of liberal ideas * strengthening the rule of law * supporting liberal reforms * support and protection of private property * fighting against occurrence of communism, nazism, fascism, and socialism.