russian: Союз русских Литвы
, colorcode = Red
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, leader = Sergey Dmitriyev
, foundation = 1995
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Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
, ideology =
Russian minority interests Social conservatism
, position =
, membership = 1,400 (the end of 2010)
Daugiausiai nario mokesčio surinko socdemai - 643 tūkst. Lt
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, website
sojuzrus.lt/
The Lithuanian Russian Union ( lt, Lietuvos rusų sąjunga, LRS; russian: Союз русских Литвы ''Soyuz russkikh Litvy'') is a political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in Lithuania that represents Russians in Lithuania
Russians in Lithuania numbered 140,000 people, according to the Lithuanian estimates of 2015, or 4.8% of the total population of Lithuania.
History
Imperial era
First early settlements of Ruthenians in Lithuania proper date back to late me ...
.
Since 2007, the party has formed an alliance with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, which represents Lithuania's Poles.
See also
* Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
* Alliance of Russians
An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...
, a smaller party representing Russian minority
References
Lithuanian Russian Union official website
Conservative parties in Lithuania
Russian diaspora political parties
1995 establishments in Lithuania
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