an all-Russian organization of liberal pomeshchiks (landlords) and bourgeoisie, established on Aug. 8-9 (21-22), 1914, in Moscow at a conference of city mayors. Usually referred to as the Union of Cities.
an organization of the urban bourgeoisie. The All-Russian Union of Cities was created in August 1914 to provide assistance to the tsarist government in waging the imperialist war of 1914–18. It operated in collaboration with the All-Russian Zemstvo Union (seeZEMSTVO ANDMUNICIPAL UNIONS).