Russian Unity
Russian Unity (Ukrainian: Руська Єдність; Russian: Русское Единство) was a political party in Crimea, registered in October 2008. A Kyiv Court banned the party "from activity on the territory of Ukraine" on 30 April 2014. Party leader Sergey Aksyonov was instrumental in making possible the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The party was based in Crimea, which has a Russian-speaking majority. The party was dissolved on 5 May 2014.
Russian Unity | |
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| Ukrainian name | Руська Єдність |
| Russian name | Русское Единство |
| Chairman | Sergey Aksyonov |
| Founder | Maksym Kovalenko |
| Founded | 28 October 2008 |
| Dissolved | 5 May 2014 |
| Merged into | United Russia |
| Headquarters | 27th Building, Kirova Avenue, Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia / Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine |
| Youth wing | "Youth for Russian Unity" (Молодые за Русское Единство) |
| Ideology | Russian nationalism Russian irredentism Russian conservatism Russophilia |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Blue White Red |
| Website | |
| russ-edin russkoe-edinstvo.com | |
Although the party took positions on a number of issues, the party's main focus was Russian language rights and promoting Ukrainian relations with Russia before the 2014 Crimean Crisis, in which it became supportive of secession from Ukraine to join Russia; after this occurred, it merged into the Russian political party United Russia.