Union of Russian Patriots
The Union of Russian Patriots (Russian: Союз русских патриотов) was an organization of Russian (White) emigres living in France. The organization was pro-Soviet and was active from 1943 to 1948.
When
consulate general in Paris. At that time, the membership of the Union was estimated to be 6,500.[3]
After the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR published the decree on reinstating Soviet citizenship for former subject of the Russian Empire living in France,[4] many White emigres (including the overwhelming majority of the members of the Union) decided to apply for Soviet passports.
Thereafter, the Union itself was again renamed, this time becoming the Union of Soviet Citizens in France (Союз советских граждан во Франции). Against the backdrop of the
Soviet occupation zone
in Germany.
Sources
- ^ Krivochéine 1972, p. 268-269.
- ^ Krivochéine 1972, p. 280-284.
- ISBN 9780773506435.
union of soviet patriots france.
- ^ Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 14 June 1946
Bibliography
- Krivochéine, Igor (1972). Так нам велело сердце // Против общего врага: советские люди во французском движении Сопротивления (in Russian). Moscow.
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- "Младороссы и Александр Угримов". RFE/RL(in Russian). 8 August 2005.
- Petrov, Vladimir. "Кесарь и художник". stalinism.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2010.