Russian Fascist Organization (RFO) was the name adopted by a

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n émigré group active in

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before

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. The RFO was formed in 1925 by members of the Law Faculty at

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. Under the leadership of Prof. N.I. Nikiforov, it looked to Italian fascism for inspiration and produced the 'Theses of Russian Fascism' in 1927. The RFO smuggled some propaganda into the

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, although this was brought to the attention of China who banned the group from publishing such works.Oberlander, p. 161 In 1931 the RFO absorbed into the newly founded

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(RFP) under the leadership of

Konstantin Rodzaevsky Konstantin Vladimirovich Rodzaevsky (russian: Константи́н Влади́мирович Родзае́вский; – 30 August 1946) was the leader of the Russian Fascist Party, which he led in exile from Manchuria. Rodzaevsky was also ...

References

Works cited

*E. Oberländer
'The All-Russian Fascist Party'
''Journal of Contemporary History'', Vol. 1, No. 1. (1966), pp. 158–173

External links

* ''The Russian Fascists: Tragedy and Farce in Exile, 1925–1945'' by John J. Stephan * ''К. В. Родзаевский. Завещание Русского фашиста''. М., ФЭРИ-В, 2001 * ''А.В. Окороков. Фашизм и русская эмиграция (1920–1945 гг.)''. М., Руссаки, 2002 {{Russian nationalism Russian nationalist organizations Politics of the Soviet Union Manchuria Russian Fascist Party Political parties established in 1925 1925 establishments in China Anti-communist parties Defunct nationalist parties in Russia Defunct far-right parties Far-right political parties in Russia 1931 disestablishments in China Political parties disestablished in 1931