[1] The RMK started off as an internet forum about separatism and regionalism in the late 2000s[4] but later registered as a public organization on 10 January 2014.

[8] The RMK also focused on expanding and popularizing Karelian culture with projects such as National Kyykkä Assoсiation[9] and Onegaborg radio, which only broadcast songs from Karelia.

[14] The organization continued to legally exist under the leadership of Emelyanova Ekaterina Valentinovna until its liquidation on 14 August 2019.

[15] RMK was created as an organization that aimed to gain more autonomy for the Republic of Karelia as a part of the Russian Federation, however, some local journalists and politicians believed that it was separatist in nature.

Other goals included the creation of a multi-cultural state of Russians, Karelians, Finns, Vepsians, Zaonezhians, Pomors and other ethnic groups of Karelia;[7][16] creation of parliamentary republic and diversification of the economy;[17] renaming of streets and cities to more Karelian names;[18][19] liquidation of "United Russia" in Karelia and the law enforcement agencies serving it; revival of the transboundary project "Euroregion Karelia"; ecological protection and technological modernization of the country.