Russian Imperial Movement

Russian Imperial Legion / Русский имперский легион

paramilitary wing of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white-supremacist group

Place of registration: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Date of registration: 2002

Date of registration: 2002

Russian Imperial Movement

white-supremacist Russian group

The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) is a nationalist group based in Russia that seeks to create a mono-ethnic state led by a Russian autocratic monarchy. The group is best known for having members and sympathizers linked to violent activity abroad and seeks to build ties to neo-Nazi organizations in Europe and the United States to offer them paramilitary training and bomb making instructions. In 2015, RIM co-founded the World National Conservative Movement (WNCM), a transnational movement ideologically aligned against the Western principles of ‘liberalism, multiculturalism and tolerance’ according to its own manifesto. RIM leaders intended the WNCM to facilitate the sharing of tactical skills across peer organizations and promote their own paramilitary training program. Furthermore, RIM has donated money to foreign neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups associated with the WNCM and provided training to members who have carried out bomb plots in their own countries. In 2016, RIM provided training to two Swedes who then bombed a bookstore-café, a refugee shelter, and a campground that housed asylum seekers. RIM’s paramilitary faction has also been present in conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, and Libya.

The Russian Imperial Legion is a paramilitary wing of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white-supremacist group founded by Stanislav Vorobyov in 2002. This paramilitary group is actively fighting in the war of aggression against Ukraine on behalf of the Russian Federation. On social media, the ‘Russian Imperial Legion’ describes its involvement in the Russian war against Ukraine as ‘contributing to reconnaissance and assault missions’. Therefore, the Russian Imperial Legion is supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Place of registration: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (PO Box 128, Saint Petersburg 197022)

The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) is a white-supremacist group founded by Stanislav Vorobyov in 2002. The group promotes ethnic Russian nationalism and seeks to fuel white supremacy extremism in the West. It provides paramilitary training to Russian nationals and to members of like-minded organisations from other countries. Its armed wing, the Imperial Legion, is actively fighting on behalf of the Russian armed forces in Russia’s war against Ukraine. On its official webpage, the Movement identifies ‘fighting in Ukraine against the Uniates and Pagans, who are the backbone of the Ukrainian armed forces’ as one of its main endeavours. Therefore, the Russian Imperial Movement is supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Russian Imperial Legion / Русский имперский легион

paramilitary wing of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white-supremacist group

Place of registration: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Date of registration: 2002

Date of registration: 2002

Russian Imperial Movement

white-supremacist Russian group

Le Mouvement impérial russe est un groupe suprémaciste blanc fondé par Stanislav Vorobyov en 2002. Ce groupe promeut le nationalisme ethnique russe et cherche à attiser l’extrémisme suprémaciste blanc en Occident. Il propose des formations paramilitaires aux ressortissants russes et aux membres d’organisations partageant les mêmes idées dans d’autres pays. Sa branche armée, la Légion impériale, combat activement pour le compte des forces armées russes dans la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Sur sa page internet officielle, le Mouvement indique que l’une de ses principales missions consiste à "combattre en Ukraine contre les uniates et les païens, qui forment l’épine dorsale des forces armées ukrainiennes". Par conséquent, le Mouvement impérial russe apporte un soutien matériel à des actions qui compromettent ou menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

La Légion impériale russe est une branche paramilitaire du Mouvement impérial russe, un groupe suprémaciste blanc fondé par Stanislav Vorobyov en 2002. Ce groupe paramilitaire participe activement à la guerre d’agression contre l’Ukraine pour le compte de la Fédération de Russie. Sur les réseaux sociaux, la "Légion impériale russe" décrit sa participation à la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine comme "une contribution à des missions de reconnaissance et d’assaut". Par conséquent, la Légion impériale russe apporte un soutien matériel à des actions qui compromettent ou menacent l ’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

Lieu d’enregistrement: Saint- Pétersbourg, Fédération de Russie (boîte postale 128, Saint- Pétersbourg 197022) Date d’enregistrement: 2002

Date d’enregistrement: 2002