Union of the Russian People

The Union of Russian People (URP) (Russian: Союз Русского Народа, translit. Soyuz Russkogo Naroda (СРН/SRN) was a loyalist extreme right nationalist political party, the most important among Black-Hundredist monarchist political organizations in the Russian Empire between 1905 and 1917. The Union was dissolved in 1917 in the wake of the Revolution, and its leader Durnovo placed under arrest. Some modern academic researchers view the Union of Russian People as an early example of fascism.

Union of the Russian People

The Union of Russian People (URP) (Russian: Союз Русского Народа, translit. Soyuz Russkogo Naroda (СРН/SRN) was a loyalist extreme right nationalist political party, the most important among Black-Hundredist monarchist political organizations in the Russian Empire between 1905 and 1917. The Union was dissolved in 1917 in the wake of the Revolution, and its leader Durnovo placed under arrest. Some modern academic researchers view the Union of Russian People as an early example of fascism.