Russian Astronomical Society
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The Russian Astronomical Society (Russian: Русское астрономическое общество) was a society established in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1891[1] for the promotion of astronomy related studies. In 1894 the society also started publishing the scientific "Journal of the Russian Astronomical Society" (Russian: Известия Русского астрономического общества).
In 1932, the Society was merged into the All-Union Astronomical-Geodetic Society (VAGO).[2]