Russian Bloc (party)

Russian Bloc
Руський блок
Русский блок
LeaderGennady Basov[1]
FoundedMarch 2001
Banned17 June 2014
IdeologyRussification
Pan-Slavism
Federation with Russia
Website
http://rusblok.net/ (in Russian)

Russian Bloc (Ukrainian: Руський блок, romanizedRuskyi blok; Russian: Русский блок, romanizedRussky blok) is a currently (since 13 May 2014) banned political party in Ukraine that was registered in March 2001.[1][2]

The party associates itself with the Russian Federation and employs the Russian tricolor. It promotes the idea of a united, Pan-East-Slavic state. The former name of the party is the Party For One Rus' (Ukrainian: За Русь єдину, Russian: За Русь единую).[2]

  1. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) The court banned the party "Russian bloc" in Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (13 May 2014)
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