The All-Russian Union of Cities (Russian: Всероссийский союз городов, romanizedVserossiysky 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]

All-Russian Union of Cities Helping Ill and Wounded Soldiers
Всероссийский союз городов помощи больным и раненым воинам
Formation22 August 1914; 110 years ago (1914-08-22)
FounderMoscow City Duma
Dissolved17 January 1918; 106 years ago (1918-01-17)
Region
 Russia
Parent organization
Zemgor

Ukraine

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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, Volodymyr Leontovych [uk], Fedir Matushevskyi [uk], Andrii Nikovskyi [uk], Volodymyr Ulianytskyi [uk] and Andrii Viazlov [uk].[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Unions of zemstvos and cities". Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Nikolai Kishkin". TheFreeDictionary.com. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Retrieved 23 May 2019.