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Union of the Russian People

political organization, Russia

Also known as: URP

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Nicholas II

In Nicholas II: Early life and reign
…an extremist right-wing organization, the Union of the Russian People, which sanctioned terrorist methods and disseminated anti-Semitic propaganda. Witte, whom he blamed for the October Manifesto, was soon dismissed, and the first two Dumas were prematurely dissolved as “insubordinate.”
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Purishkevich

In Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich
…of the founders of the Union of the Russian People (URP), a reactionary group active before the Russian Revolution and noted for its violent attacks against Jews and leftists.
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