Unity (Russian political party)
Unity Единство | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Sergei Shoigu |
| President of Russia | Vladimir Putin |
| Founded | 3 October 1999 |
| Dissolved | 1 December 2001 |
| Split from | Our Home – Russia |
| Merged into | United Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Youth wing | Youth Unity |
| Ideology | Conservatism Social conservatism Fiscal conservatism Putinism Russian nationalism Centrism (disputed) |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Blue |
| Slogan | "Unity is our strength" |
| Website | |
| edin.ru (archived) | |
Unity (Russian: Еди́нство, romanized: Yedinstvo) was a Russian political party that was created on 3 October 1999, supported by Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and dozens of Russian governors to counter the threat which the Kremlin perceived from the Fatherland-All Russia alliance. It was also unofficially dubbed "Medved’" (the bear) or "Medvedi" (bears), as "MeDvEd" was an acronym of its full name (Mezhregionalnoye Dvizheniye "Edinstvo"; Interregional movement "Unity"). Later the party adopted a brown bear for its symbol.