The People's Union (russian: Народный Союз, Narodnyy Soyuz), formerly known as the Party of National Revival "People's Will" (russian: Партия Национального Возрождения «Народная Воля», Partiya Natsional'nogo Vozrozhdeniya «Narodnaya Volya»), was a

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political party founded in December 2001. It was led by veteran Russian nationalist politician Sergey Baburin. In December 2008, it finished its existence as a political party and was reorganized into the Russian All-People's Union. The Party of National Revival was created by uniting four minor Russian nationalist parties who merged, and its name ''Narodnaya Volya'' translates from Russian as People's Will. In September 2003, ''Narodnaya Volya'' joined Rodina and performed surprisingly well in the

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. ''Narodnaya Volya'' was seen by many as the most

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and

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element in a then-mostly leftist Rodina, and a number of its members in the past were associated with Russian far-right movements. Nine members of ''Narodnaya Volya'' were deputies of the Russian Duma. In October 2006, ''Narodnaya Volya'', unlike most of Rodina, did not join the Russia of Justice party, and remained an independent faction in the Duma. ''Narodnaya Volya'' stated to have international ties with the People's Opposition Bloc of Natalia Vitrenko led by

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, the National Front led by

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, and the

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. Prominent ''Narodnaya Volya'' party members include Viktors Alksnis,

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, and Aleksandr Rutskoy. In November 2006, the party gained prominence as one of the main organizers of the nationalist Russian Marsh during the Unity Day celebrations in

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. On 26 March 2007, ''Narodnaya Volya'' united with 13 small nationalist, Orthodox Christian, and conservative organizations and party was renamed the People's Union. The new party declared its intention to participate in

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. Among more prominent politicians who united under the leadership of Baburin was Anna Markova, former vice governor of

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. The party was not be able to take part in the 2007 legislative election, and decided to endorse the

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Parliamentary elections

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