Ethnic National Union
The Ethnic National Union (ENU; Russian: Этническое национальное объединение; Ukrainian: Етнічне національне об'єднання; Belarusian: Этнічнае нацыянальнае аб'яднаньне) is a decentralized, neo-Nazi political organization active in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. It was initially an informal association created on the principles of anonymity by a number of former activists of the National Socialist Society, former members of an Azov Regiment, as well as a number of members of other far-right groups.
Ethnic National Union Этническое национальное объединение Етнічне національне об'єднання Этнічнае нацыянальнае аб'яднаньне | |
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| Abbreviation | ENU (English) ENO |
| Leader | Collective leadership A. Revelin (formally) |
| Founded | 20 December 2018 |
| Preceded by | National Socialist Society Azov Regiment Other far-right organizations |
| Ideology | Neo-Nazism Ethnic nationalism Primordialism Third Position Anti-Zionism Anti-communism Anti-liberalism Antiziganism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colours | Black White Red |
| Slogan | "Free, Social, National!" (Russian: «Свободный, Социальный, Национальный!») |
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It has a number of regional cells, in particular, in Moscow, Irkutsk, Rostov-on-Don, and Saint Petersburg. According to the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation, it is based in Kyiv, where it systematically coordinates the actions of nationalists when carrying out actions of "direct action" against persons of non-Slavic appearance and state authorities. Propaganda work is carried out in the Telegram messenger, VK and Instagram social networks.
The organization has declared its task to create a network of decentralized "resistance" cells on the territory of Europe, to build an ethnic national socialist community based on the ideology of primordialism.