Russian All National Popular State Movement
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The Russian All National Popular State Movement (in Russian: Rossiyskoe Obschenatsional'noe Narodno Derzhavnoe Dvizheniye, abbreviated as RONDD, Cyrillic: Российское Общенациональное Народно Державное Движение, abbreviated as РОНДД) was a Russian political emigre organization based primarily in West Germany
that sought to unite the participants of the Russian Liberation Army
and the anti-communist Russian White émigrés.
RONDD was founded in 1948 by White emigre
E.P. Artsyuk, a veteran of the Russian Liberation Army
who often wrote under the pseudonym
of Derzhavin (the last name of the Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin, and originating from the Russian word 'derzhava' meaning 'state'). It numbered several hundred members and published several periodicals, "Derzhavniy Kluch" (The State Key), followed by "Volya Naroda" (The People's Will), and the "Nabad" (The Ringing Bell). One of its best known publications was a book with the illustrations of Constantine Kuznetsov dedicated to the Ice March of the Volunteer army
.
The RONDD was considerably more right wing than other liberation movement
inspired organizations such as the SBONR
(it rejected the Prague Manifesto
as being too socialist) but likewise steered clear of a monarchist orientation. It sought to unite conservative German forces in post-war Germany with the Russians, for which purpose it founded a circle known as the New Rossiyan Politics of Germany. It also founded an umbrella organization in 1951 called the Russian National Patriotic Front, aiming to unite several Russian organizations.
RONDD was taken to court over allegations of antisemitism, as its publications occasionally used the term "judeo-communism". RONDD was particilarly hostile towards the Russian NTS
organization, claiming it was run by the Soviet secret police
.
During the times of Nikita Khrushchev
's so called "warming period", RONDD's leader Artsyuk legally visited the Soviet Union
and exhibited a sense of Soviet patriotism, leading many to believe that he was a Soviet agent whose intent was to divide the Russian emigre community (as Alexander Kazem Bek, founder of the Mladorossi
, in the pre-war period). Artsyuk died in Germany having been run over by a truck.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
that sought to unite the participants of the Russian Liberation Army
Russian Liberation Army
Russian Liberation Army was a group of predominantly Russian forces subordinated to the Nazi German high command during World War II....
and the anti-communist Russian White émigrés.
RONDD was founded in 1948 by White emigre
White Emigre
A white émigré was a Russian who emigrated from Russia in the wake of the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War, and who was in opposition to the contemporary Russian political climate....
E.P. Artsyuk, a veteran of the Russian Liberation Army
Russian Liberation Army
Russian Liberation Army was a group of predominantly Russian forces subordinated to the Nazi German high command during World War II....
who often wrote under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Derzhavin (the last name of the Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin, and originating from the Russian word 'derzhava' meaning 'state'). It numbered several hundred members and published several periodicals, "Derzhavniy Kluch" (The State Key), followed by "Volya Naroda" (The People's Will), and the "Nabad" (The Ringing Bell). One of its best known publications was a book with the illustrations of Constantine Kuznetsov dedicated to the Ice March of the Volunteer army
Volunteer Army
The Volunteer Army was an anti-Bolshevik army in South Russia during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920....
.
The RONDD was considerably more right wing than other liberation movement
Russian Liberation Movement
Russian Liberation Movement is a term used to describe Russians during World War II who tried to create an anti-communist armed force which would topple the regime of Joseph Stalin...
inspired organizations such as the SBONR
Union of Battle for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
The Union for the Struggle for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia was an organization of anti-communist Russians, regardless of ethnic origin, which emerged from the youth organization of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of...
(it rejected the Prague Manifesto
Prague Manifesto
The Prague Manifesto is a document that was created by several members of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, an anti-communist coalition of former Soviet military and citizens who aimed to overthrow Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and establish a non-communist government in...
as being too socialist) but likewise steered clear of a monarchist orientation. It sought to unite conservative German forces in post-war Germany with the Russians, for which purpose it founded a circle known as the New Rossiyan Politics of Germany. It also founded an umbrella organization in 1951 called the Russian National Patriotic Front, aiming to unite several Russian organizations.
RONDD was taken to court over allegations of antisemitism, as its publications occasionally used the term "judeo-communism". RONDD was particilarly hostile towards the Russian NTS
National Alliance of Russian Solidarists
The National Alliance of Russian Solidarists ), known by its Russian abbreviation "NTS" is a Russian far-right anticommunist organization founded in 1930 by a group of young Russian anticommunist White emigres in Belgrade, Serbia .The organization was formed in response to the older generation of...
organization, claiming it was run by the Soviet secret police
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
.
During the times of Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
's so called "warming period", RONDD's leader Artsyuk legally visited the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and exhibited a sense of Soviet patriotism, leading many to believe that he was a Soviet agent whose intent was to divide the Russian emigre community (as Alexander Kazem Bek, founder of the Mladorossi
Mladorossi
The Union of Mladorossi was a political group of Russian émigré monarchists who advocated a hybrid of Russian monarchy and the Soviet system, best evidenced by their motto "Tsar and the Soviets"....
, in the pre-war period). Artsyuk died in Germany having been run over by a truck.