Russian Monarchist Union

Summary

Russian Monarchist Party was a Russian monarchist right-wing nationalist organisation, founded in February 1905 in Moscow. In 1907 it changed name to Russian Monarchist Union.

Russian Monarchic Union (RMU)
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Moscow, Russian Empire
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusPublic and political
Location
Area served
Russian Empire
Russian Federation
Members
15,000+ (2022)
Key people
Mihail Hutorov, The Supreme Consul
Roman Kiselev

The party was founded by Vladimir A. Gringmut (ru), reactionary editor of the periodical Moscow News (Moskovskiye vedomosti), in February.[1]

It advocated the reestablishment of a powerful autocratic rule, martial law, and suppression of Jews, who they claimed were mainly the instigators of the revolutionary disorders.[1] It also stood for local self-government, public education, freedom of the press, improvement of workers and peasants conditions, and had following internal enemies: constitutional democrats, socialists, revolutionaries, anarchists and the aforementioned Jews, the Bundists.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Figes, p. 196
  2. ^ «Московские ведомости», 16 [O.S. 1906] июня г., №141.(

Bibliography edit

  • Figes, Orlando (2014). A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924. London: The Bodley Head. ISBN 9781847922915.