Union of Cities
The All-Russian Union of Cities (Russian: Всероссийский союз городов, romanized: 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]
Всероссийский союз городов помощи больным и раненым воинам | |
| Formation | 22 August 1914 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Moscow City Duma |
| Dissolved | 17 January 1918 |
Region |  Russia |
Parent organization | Zemgor |
Ukraine
The Union of Cities of the Southwestern Front was based in the Ukraine and was led by Teodor Shteingel. It employed Mykola Biliashivsky, Dmytro Doroshenko, Ivan Kraskovsky, Volodymyr M. Leontovych, Fedir Matushevsky, Andrii Nikovsky, V. Ulianytsky and Andrii Viazlov.[1]
References
- "Unions of zemstvos and cities". Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Nikolai Kishkin". TheFreeDictionary.com. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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