All-Russian Union of Landowners explained

The All-Russian Union of Landowners (Russian: Всероссийский союз землевладельцев) was a right-wing party in Russia. The party was founded in 1905 and lobbied the Tsarist government to defend landowners' interests.^[1] Its founding conference was held in Moscow on November 17, 1905, gathering 203 landowners from 33 provinces.^{[2] [3]}

The party held its second congress in Moscow in 1906.^[4] The Union withered away in 1907 as peasantry unrest declined.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Michael C. Hickey. Competing Voices from the Russian Revolution. 2011. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-38523-0. 578.
2. Book: Peter Waldron. The End of Imperial Russia, 1855–1917. 7 April 1997. Macmillan International Higher Education. 978-1-349-25483-5. 89.
3. Book: Октябрь. 1955. Советский писатель. 128.
4. Book: Первая русская революция. 1930. Изд-во Коммунистической академии.. 240.
5. Haynes, Mike. Was There a Parliamentary Alternative in Russia in 1917?