Union of October 17

Union of 17 October
Союз 17 Октября
PresidentAlexander Guchkov (since 1907)
FoundersDmitry Shipov
Pavel Korff [ru]
Alexander Guchkov
Mikhail Stakhovich
FoundedLate October 1905 (de facto formation)[1]
8–12 February 1906 (first congress)[1]
DissolvedAfter 16 March 1917[1]
HeadquartersSaint Petersburg, Russian Empire
NewspaperWord [ru]
Voice of Moscow [ru]
IdeologyReformism
Liberal conservatism
Constitutional monarchism
Pro-Stolypin reform[1]
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationProgressive Bloc (1915–1917)
Colours  Blue and   white
State Duma (1906)
13 / 497
State Duma (Jan 1907)
35 / 518
State Duma (Oct 1907)
154 / 441
State Duma (1912)
98 / 442

The Union of 17 October (Russian: Союз 17 Октября, Soyuz 17 Oktyabrya), commonly known as the Octobrist Party (Russian: Октябристы, Oktyabristy), was a liberal-reformist constitutional monarchist political party in late Imperial Russia. It represented moderately right-wing, anti-revolutionary, and constitutionalist views.

  1. ^ a b c d Kulikov, Sergey Viktorovich (2016). "Союз 17 октября". old.bigenc.ru. Big Russian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.