After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the organization Русский Скаут went into exile, and continued in many countries where fleeing White Russian émigrés settled, establishing groups in France, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Argentina, Chile, Canada, Australia, United States and for a short time also in the Netherlands and Suriname.

[1][2] A much larger mass of Russian Scouts moved through Vladivostok to the east into Manchuria and south into China and Hong Kong.

[1][6] During this time the Russian Scouts were active members of the World brotherhood and took part in many international meetings and camps.

[9] During World War II, activities of the National Organization of Russian Scouts (NORS) were banned in German-occupied countries such as Poland, Latvia and Yugoslavia.

[10] The members of NORS continued Scouting in the underground[10] and groups in countries such as Australia carried on their normal activities.

[8] After World War II, Russian Scout and Guide troops were founded in Displaced Persons camps in Austria and West Germany.

Some children of Soviet Russian diplomats were members of NORS or the Boy Scouts of the United Nations during Cold War.