Voluntary People's Druzhina

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Voluntary People's Druzhina

Soviet druzhinnik's badge
Abbreviation	VPD (ДНД)
Formation	founded 1955 dissolution 1991
Type	Voluntary security public order
Location	Soviet Union  Russia
Official language	Russian
Affiliations	Communist Party of the Soviet Union Komsomol
Remarks	Color : 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.