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Russian Unity | |
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| Ukrainian name | Руська Єдність |
| Russian name | Русское Единство |
| Chairman | Sergey Aksyonov |
| Founder | Maksym Kovalenko |
| Founded | 28 October 2008 |
| Dissolved | 5 May 2014 |
| Merged into | United Russia |
| Headquarters | 27th Building, Kirova Avenue, Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia / Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine |
| Youth wing | "Youth for Russian Unity" (Молодые за Русское Единство) |
| Ideology | Russian nationalism Russian irredentism Russian conservatism Russophilia |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Blue White Red |
| Website | |
| russ-edin russkoe-edinstvo.com | |
Russian Unity (Ukrainian: Руська Єдність; Russian: Русское Единство) was a political party in Crimea, registered in October 2008.[1] A Kyiv Court banned the party "from activity on the territory of Ukraine" on 30 April 2014.[2] Party leader Sergey Aksyonov was instrumental in making possible the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.[2][3][4] The party was based in Crimea, which has a Russian-speaking majority. The party was dissolved on 5 May 2014.
Although the party took positions on a number of issues, the party's main focus was Russian language rights and promoting Ukrainian relations with Russia[5] before the 2014 Crimean Crisis, in which it became supportive of secession from Ukraine to join Russia; after this occurred, it merged into the Russian political party United Russia.
- ^ Політична партія "Руська Єдність", Database DATA (in Ukrainian)
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
DRUUP304114was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Russia and Ukraine: Edging closer to war". The Economist. March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Putin signs order appointing Aksyonov interim head of Crimea, ITAR-TASS (15 April 2014)
- ^ Программа политической партии «Русское Единство», Program of the Political Party "Russian Unity" (in Russian)