Fatherland – All Russia
political party in Russia
Fatherland – All Russia was a political bloc that existed in Russia from 1998 to 2002. The bloc consisted of the Fatherland movement, the All Russia movement, the Agrarian Party of Russia and other small movements, and was headed by former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov and Saint Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev.
The bloc participated in the 1999 legislative election, winning third place despite expectations of victory. In the 2000 presidential election, the bloc supported Vladimir Putin. In 2001, the bloc merged with the Unity party to form the United Russia.
History
Background
The bloc's founding organizations, Fatherland and All Russia, were founded in December 1998 and May 1999 respectively, and both emerged from the then collapsing Boris Yeltsin's united "party of power" Our Home – Russia. Both movements were led by the heads of the largest Russian regions: Fatherland was led by Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, and All Russia by Saint Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev and Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev.
In April-May 1999, Fatherland and All Russia held talks about a possible union, but the talks remained fruitless, presumably due to the intrigues of the president Yeltsin's entourage, which did not want Luzhkov to strengthen and, because of this, put pressure on Mintimer Shaimiev and other leaders of All Russia. In June 1999, the Congress of Russian Communities, headed by Dmitry Rogozin, broke with the Fatherland, including because of Rogozin's opposition to the "dubious alliance" with All Russia.
Foundation
In July 1999, Luzhkov proposed to the recently dismissed Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov to head the Fatherland list in the December 1999 State Duma election.
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