Scouting in Russia

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Scouting in Russia comprises several dozen Scout associations, based on religion, politics and geography.

The original Boy Scout of the Russian Empire badge, dated circa 1915
The traditional Russian membership badge, still used by several organizations, features Saint George slaying a dragon.

History

early postcard of Scouting in Russia
Russian Boy Scouts Signaling. Postcard, 1915
Russian Boy Scouts Postcard, 1914-1917
Russian Boy Scout camp. Before 1917

1908 to 1922

In 1908,

Aleksei
was a Scout himself.

With the advent of communism after the October Revolution of 1917, and during the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1922, most of the Scoutmasters and many Scouts fought in the ranks of the White Army and interventionists against the Red Army.

In Soviet Russia the Scouting system started to be replaced by

Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union, which existed until 1990. From that date, Scouting in the USSR
was banned.

However, some features of Scouting remained in the modified form. The

Young Pioneer Palaces
.

In exile

The organization then went into exile, and continued in many countries where fleeing White Russian émigrés settled, establishing groups in France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. A much larger mass of thousands of Russian Scouts moved through Vladivostok to the east into Manchuria and south into China.

Colonel Pantyukhov, Chief Scout of Russia, first resided in France and then moved to the United States, where large troops of Russian Scouts were established in cities such as

Nice, France
where he died.

Russian Scouting was recognized as a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, in exile, from 1928 to 1945.

Russian Scouting eventually split into two organizations over ideological differences. These are the modern-day National Organization of Russian Scouts (NORS) and Organization of Russian Young Pathfinders (ORYuR/ОРЮР). As neither organization was created ex nihilo, they may both be considered legitimate successors to the Русский Скаут heritage.

After 1990

The Scout movement began to reemerge and was reborn within Russia in 1990, when relaxation of government restrictions allowed youth organizations to be formed to fill the void left by the Pioneers, with various factions competing for recognition. Some former Pioneer leaders have also formed Scout groups, and there is some controversy as to their motivations in doing so.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement asked

Boy Scouts of America
are involved in the regions to the east of the Urals, for instance.

As with many European nations, several Scout associations were actively supporting the growth of Scouting in Russia, and served Scouts with regards to persuasion of faith, national orientation and geography.

At the end of the 1990s, several of the associations formed the All-Russian National Scouting Organisation (ARNSO) (Всероссийская Национальная Скаутская Организация (ВНСО), Vserossiyskaya Natsionalnaya Skautskaya Organizatsiya (VNSO)), guided by WOSM. In 2000, it became a member of WOSM.

14 Russian Scouts were invited to take part in the

Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators took part in the 21st World Scout Jamboree in 2007.[4]

The membership was transferred in 2004 to the RAS/N, following the disintegration of ARNSO. RAS/N is also an umbrella federation of different associations, some of them former members of ARNSO.

Scouting organizations in Russia

Russia is served by at least ten different nationwide Scouting organizations and about 30 regional and local associations.[5] Most of the nationwide organizations consist of both regional associations and directly served units - in some cases even in the same cities.

The given membership numbers of the organizations[5] are quite rough and in some cases inconsistent since no annual census is conducted.

Nationwide organizations

The ten organizations with a national scale are:

Regional and interregional members of the nationwide organizations

All-Russian National Scouting Organisation

  • Brotherhood (Federation) of Orthodox Scouts (BPS; Братство (Федерация) Православных Следопытов (скаутов)); 2,000 members
  • Interregional Children's Public Organization "Association of Scouts" (MDOOAS; Межрегиональная Детская Общественная Организация "Ассоциация Скаутов"); 200 members
  • Union "Moscow's Scout" (SMS; Союз "Московский Скаут"); 100 members; [2]
  • League of YMCA-Scouts of Saint Petersburg (LSSP; Лига скаутов YMCA Санкт-Петербурга); 400 members [3]

National Organization of Russian Scouts

The Suvorov Scout, the highest rank of the Siberian Association of Scouts.
  • Organization of Russian Young Pathfinders (ORYuR; Организация Российских Юных Разведчиков); 2,200 members
    • Regional Scouting Organization "Republic Alarm" (RSORN; Региональная скаутская организация "Республика Набат"); 100 members; [4]
  • Russian Association of Girl Scouts (RADS; Российская Ассоциация Девочек-Скаутов); 1,100 members
    • Volgograd Association of Girl Scouts (VADS; Волгоградская Ассоциация девочек-скаутов) 380 members [5]
  • Scouts of Karelia (КРДОО Скауты Карелии); 300 members; [6]
  • Kaliningrad Regional Public Children's and Youth Organization of Scouts "Amber Island" (KRDMOOS; Калининградская Региональная Детско-молодежная Общественная Организация Скаутов "Янтарный Остров"); 300 members
  • Regional Children's Public Organization "Scouts of Moscow" (RDOOSM; Региональная Детская Общественная Организация «Скауты Москвы»); was: Saint Vladimir Union of Russian Scouts; 300 members; [7], [8]
  • Siberian Association of Scouts (SibAS; Сибирская Ассоциация Скаутов); membership unknown; perhaps disintegrated
    • Omsk Provincial Scouting Center "Siberia" (OOSTS; Омский Областной Скаутский Центр "Сибирь"); 200 members
  • Arkhangelsk Regional Children's Public Organization of Scouts (ARDOOS; Aрхангельская Региональная Детская Общественная Организация Скаутов); 100 members
  • Volgograd Provincial organization of scouts (VOOS; Волгоградская Областная Организация скаутов); 300 members
  • Organization of Scouts of Tatarstan (OST; Организация скаутов Татарстана); 200 members
  • Permian Provincial Scouting Center (POSTS; Пермский Областной Скаутский Центр); 330 members
  • Saratov Provincial Organization of Scouts (SOOS; Саратовская Областная Организация скаутов); 300 members
  • Association of the Scouts of Saint Petersburg (ASP; Ассоциация Скаутов Санкт-Петербурга); 300 members
  • Novgorod Provincial Public Children's Organization of Scouts (NODOOS; Новгородская Областная Детская Общественная Организация Скаутов); 300 members; [9]
  • Borovichi Public Children's Organization of Scouts "Spring" (BDOOS; Боровичская детская общественная организация скаутов «Родник»); 100 members

NORS-R is active in Karelia, St. Petersburg,

Voronesh, Bashkortostan
and Saratov.

Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators

  • Voronezh Regional Social Children's Organization of Scouts (VRODOS; Воронежская Региональная Общественная Детская Организация Скаутов); 200 members; [10]
  • Irkutsk Provincial Public Organization of Children and Young People "Baikal Scout" (IOOODiM; Иркутская Областная Общественная Организация Детей и Молодежи "Байкальский Скаут"); 2,000 members [11]
  • Public Children's and Youth Organization "Scouts of Findings" (ODMOSN; Общественная детская, молодежная организация "Скауты Находки"); 100 members
  • Rostov Association of Scouts/Navigators (Ростовской Ассоциации навигаторов-скаутов); unknown membership; [12]
  • Michurinsk Organization of Scouts/Navigators (MOS/N; Мичуринская организация навигаторов/скаутов); unknown membership; [13]

RAS/N is active in Amur, Astrakhan, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kirov, Kostroma, Lipetsk, Magadan (which has a relationship with the Western Alaska Council of the Boy Scouts of America), Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Tambov, Vladimir, Voronezh, and Yaroslavl Oblasts, and in Altai and Primorsky Krais. A Eurasia Foundation grant was awarded in July 1998 to the North Eastern Scout Council of Magadan Oblast "Podvig" to develop youth organizations in Magadan Oblast.

Russian Scout Organization

  • Association of the Scouts of the Moscow Oblast (ASMO; Ассоциация Скаутов Московской Области); 400 members [14]
  • Association of the Scouts of the Penza Oblast (ASPO; Ассоциация Скаутов Пензенской области); 1,300 members

Scouting in ethnic subdivisions of Russia

Scouting is becoming familiar in non-Russian parts of the federation, and is being developed in several ethnic republics and subdivisions. Those where growth is documented are marked after the republic name.[15]

Others

The affiliation of the following associations is unknown, or they are independent regional bodies:

    • Izhevsk Scout Organization (ISO; Ижевская скаутская организация); 200 members
    • Yegoryevsk Scout Organization (Егорьевская скаутская организация)

Ideals, program, and awards

The

explorer
.

The highest Russian Scout distinction is known as the Order of the Bronze Beaver.

International Scouting units in Russia

In addition, there are USA Girl Scouts Overseas in

Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world.[9]
There are also British Girl Guides served by British Guides in Foreign Countries in Sakhalin.[10]

Network Russia Scout Fellowship

Network Russia Scout Fellowship badge in Russian

Early in 1991,

Odesa, Ukraine by UK Scouts. In 1992, an international training course for 17 Russian leaders was held at the International Office at Gilwell Park
and a study visit to Moscow and Saint Petersburg to establish direct links between British and Russian groups later in the year.

The UK support network became the Network Russia Scout Fellowship in March 2000, and continues to support Scout relationships with Russia, establishing a web-based point of contact and holding meetings twice a year to encourage developments in Russia.

See also

References

  1. ^ B-P's diary
  2. ^ "Participants of the 19th World Scout Jamboree (Scouts, Adult leaders, International Service Staff)". El Tali-Diario de Vida del Jamboree 1999. 8. 19th World Scout Jamboree: 7. 5 January 1999.
  3. ^ "Participating countries and territories". Sawasdeejam. 11. 20th World Scout Jamboree: 5. 8 January 2003.
  4. ^ "Jamboree Attendees-Participants du Jamboree". One World (in English and French). 11. 21st World Scout Jamboree: 10. 5 August 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Cкаутские организации России и международные организации". ОРЮР. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  6. ^ "Some statistics". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
  7. ^ Скауты Карелии
  8. ^ Скауты Удмуртии
  9. ^ "Direct Service Units". Direct Service · Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  10. ^ "Girlguiding BGIFC Units (Birthday List)". Girlguiding BGIFC. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
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