Union of Welfare
Russian politics
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role of Turgenev
- In Nikolay Ivanovich Turgenev
He belonged to the Union of Welfare, a reformist society, many of whose members eventually came to advocate the overthrow of the autocracy. In 1821 the group formally disbanded but covertly reorganized itself into several secret branches, including the Northern Society in St. Petersburg.
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