The party should not be confused with Russian National Unity, a larger group with similar roots, although with no direct connection.

[3] The party adopted its own flag, which it claimed represented the letters chi and rho in the Greek alphabet, although critics have argued that it is a deliberate attempt to recall the swastika, including in its use of the Nazi colours of red, white and black.

[8] Named for a Nazi Party publication Der Stürmer this paper, and its sister magazine Natsiia (Nation) were noted for their heavy reliance on German Nazism.

[11] Another extremist Orthodox group, the Soyuz 'Khristianskoe vozrozhdenie' (Union of Christian Rebirth), also held joint meetings with the RNU.

[3] The party failed to secure the requisite number of signatures to run candidates in the 1993 Duma election and so did not take part.