Russian Imperial Movement

Russian Imperial Movement
Russian Imperial Movement
Русское Имперское Движениe
	Russian Imperial flag
Leader	Stanislav Vorobyov
Foundation	2002
Country	Russia
Motives	Reconvening of Zemsky Sobor to re-establish the Russian Empire
Headquarters	St. Petersburg
Ideology	Accelerationism; Clerical fascism; Russian nationalism; Russian irredentism; Christian nationalism; White supremacy; Monarchism; Anti-communism; Antisemitism; Neo-Nazism; Expansionist nationalism; Anti-Ukrainian sentiment
Political position	Far-right
Allies	In Russia: Far-right Russian irregular units in Ukraine AWD Russland; Russian ONA; Rusich Group; ; Russian National Front Black Hundreds; Great Russia Party; People's Militia named after Minin and Pozharsky; Union of Orthodox Banner-Bearers; ; Outside Russia: Alliance for Peace and Freedom National Democratic Party of Germany; New Force; ; Atomwaffen Division; The Base; Finnish pro-Russian parties; Nordic Resistance Movement; Serbian Action; Syrian Social Nationalist Party; Golden Dawn;
Battles and wars	Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present) ; Libyan Civil War (2014–2020); Syrian Civil War; Russo-Ukrainian War
Designated as a terrorist group by	Canada; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States
Website	https://rusimperia.is/ archive

The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM; Russian: Русское имперское движениe, romanized: Russkoye imperskoye dvizheniye, RID) is a Russian ultranationalist and white supremacist militant organization which operates from Russia. The group seeks to create a new Russian Empire. Its paramilitary wing is the Russian Imperial Legion. During the Donbas War, it recruited and trained thousands of far-right volunteers who joined the Russian separatist forces in Ukraine. It has also given training to other far-right groups in Europe and North America.

Its leader is Stanislav Vorobyov. It has been designated as a terrorist group by the United States and Canada. Some of its publications have been blacklisted in Russia, although the Russian government refuses to designate the group as a terrorist organization.