Russian rational unity

The All-Russian public patriotic movement "Russian National Unity" (RNE, also "Barkashovtsy", "Barkashov Guard") is a Russian nationalist (Russian nationalism) fascist, neo-fascist, neo-Nazi, irredentist paramilitary, Orthodox-fundamentalist organization. It can also be called a Black Hundred organization, since it shares the ideas of this movement of the early 20th century. Founded on October 16, 1990 by a group of former activists of the NPF "Memory" led by Alexander Barkashov

neofascism, neo-nazism, Russian nationalism, anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Islamophobia, Russian irredentism, anti-communism, anti-liberalism, the third way, Orthodox fundamentalism

Russia-Russian order

Armed conflict in Transnistria Events of September - October 1993 in Moscow The First Chechen War War in Eastern Ukraine Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

NPF "Memory"

In 1985, Alexander Barkashov joined the Pamyat society. In 1990, he left it and on October 16 of that year, he founded the Russian National Unity movement.

In 1992-1993, the organization was part of the “Russian National Cathedral” of Alexander Sterligov.

On June 27, 1993, RNE was registered by the Moscow City Justice Department as a Moscow city-level organization with registration number 2783. The Russian National Unity movement entered the broad political arena in September–October 1993.

Back in April 1993, A.P. Barkashov declared that his movement would support the Supreme Soviet politically, “and if necessary, physically”[28]. Already in the spring of 1993, he ordered the start of intensive preparations for the seizure and defense of buildings.

After the issuance of Decree No. 1400 by the President of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin on the dissolution of the Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Soviet, A. P. Barkashov gathered his comrades at the building of the Supreme Soviet. By October 3, according to Barkashov, there were 168 armed members of the RNU in the "White House". However, he left most of the people outside the Supreme Soviet "in order to act "from the rear" ... to "stir up" the masses to support the Supreme Soviet."