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2020
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First Attack

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How to Cite

Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Atomwaffen Division Russia.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/340/

Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

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Overview
Formed: 
January 1, 2020

Though AWD central in the United States claimed to disband in March 2020, a Russia-based affiliate of the organization emerged in late May of that year. On May 31, 2020, the Atomwaffen Division announced a new branch in Russia and released Russian translations of its ideological texts. The official name of this affiliate is unclear; for ease of reference, this profile has adopted the term “AWD Russia.” AWD Russia launched a Telegram channel and began broadcasting propaganda in Russian, including manifestos from extreme-right terrorists Dylann Roof and Anders Breivik, James Mason’s SIEGE, and The Turner Diaries, a foundational anti-Semitic text in the American neo-Nazi movement. Advertised on AWD Germany’s Telegram channel, AWD Russia also maintains a page on the Russian social networking platform VK and solicits applications from prospective members.

Organization

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Strategy

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