Karelian National Movement
The Karelian National Movement (Russian: Карельское национальное движение, romanized: Karelskoye natsional'noye dvizheniye; Finnish: Karjalan kansallinen liike; Karelian: Karjalan kanšallin liikeh), officially KKL-Stop the Occupation of Karelia is an umbrella term for two organizations that split from each other in 2023. The organization led by the original creator, Dmitry Kuznetsov, who also goes by the name Miteri Panfilov, is called Stop the Occupation of Karelia (Finnish: Lopeta Karjalan Valtaus), it was previously known as the Karelian National Liberation Movement. The organization led by Vladislav Oleynik is called the Karelian National Movement.
| KKL-Karjalan kansallinen liike KKL-Karjalan kanšallin liikeh | |
Logo of the Oleynik faction of the organization | |
Flag of the Kuznetsov faction of the organization | |
| Formation | 2012 2022 (as the Karelian National Movement) |
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| Founder | Dmitry Kuznetsov |
| Purpose | Separatism Karelian nationalism Kuznetsov faction: Ethnic nationalism Irredentism Russophobia |
| Headquarters | Tartu |
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Head of the Kuznetsov faction | Dmitry Kuznetsov |
Head of the Oleynik faction | Vladislav Oleynik |
Military unit | Karelian National Battalion (Oleynik faction) |
| Affiliations | Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum Conservative People's Party of Estonia Finnish far-right organizations |
Staff (2023) | 25+ |
| Website | Kuznetsov faction: Official Website Official Telegram Oleynik faction: Official Website Official Telegram |
Formerly called | Karelian National Liberation Movement |
Both of the organizations are far-right Karelian separatist groups, dating back to 2012 under the name Stop the Occupation of Karelia.
Some Finnish and Russian journalists and politicians believe that the organization was used in information warfare.