Political / Ideological
Russian Imperial Movement
26/40· HighConfidence: Medium
Russian white-supremacist paramilitary organisation. Designated Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US State Department in 2020. Trains foreign neo-Nazis at Partizan camp.
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control6/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control6/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for US State Department designation as Specially Designated Global Terrorist (2020).
Founded
2002
Members
Difficult to count (2026).
Active in
Europe, Global
In context
RIM operates the Partizan training camp in St Petersburg, Russia, which has trained Western neo-Nazis including those involved in 2016 Stockholm bombings. The 2020 US State Department designation made RIM the first white-supremacist organisation so designated. Multiple international ties to accelerationist neo-Nazi groups.
Key control doctrines
- Russian imperial restorationism
- White-supremacist ideology
Legal cases & controversies
- US SDGT designation 2020
Timeline
- 2002RIM founded
- 2020US SDGT designation
Sources
- US State Department 2020 designation
- Various academic studies
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