Union of Cities explained

All-Russian Union of Cities Helping Ill and Wounded Soldiers
Native Name:Всероссийский союз городов помощи больным и раненым воинам
Native Name Lang:ru
Founder:Moscow City Duma
Parent Organization:Zemgor

The All-Russian Union of Cities (Russian: Всероссийский союз городов|Vserossiysky soyuz gorodov) was a political organisation set up in Imperial Russia in August 1914 to help achieve Russian war aims. It was a liberal organisation which after 1915 operated in conjunction with the All-Russian Zemstvo Union.[1] The Kadet politician, Nikolai Kishkin, was the deputy chief representative.[2]

Ukraine

The Union of Cities of the Southwestern Front was based in Ukraine and was led by Teodor Shteingel. It employed Mykola Biliashivsky, Dmytro Doroshenko, Ivan Kraskovsky,,,, and .[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unions of zemstvos and cities. Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.. 8 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Nikolai Kishkin . TheFreeDictionary.com . The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition . 23 May 2019.