Voluntary People's Druzhina

Voluntary People's Druzhina
AbbreviationVPD (ДНД)
Formation
  • founded 1955
  • dissolution 1991
TypeVoluntary security public order
Location
Official language
Russian
Affiliations
RemarksColor : Red

Voluntary People's Druzhina (Russian: Добровольная народная дружина, ДНД, Dobrovolnaya narodnaya druzhina, DND) variously translated as Voluntary People’s Guard, People’s Volunteer Squads, People's Volunteer Militia, etc. were voluntary detachments for maintaining public order in the Soviet Union similar to the Neighborhood Watch.

The program has been restarted in Russia.