As a Russian political party adopting syncretic politics, it has been variously called far-left and far-right by the likes of Malaysia's The Sun,[1] France's Le Point,[2] and BFM TV,[8] Belgian's RTBF,[3] and Eurasia Daily Monitor and the Czech Republic's Expactz.cz, respectively.

[9][10] The Other Russia was established on 10 July 2010 by former members of the banned National Bolshevik Party during their congress in Moscow.

[13] These arrests were flagged by human rights organizations as politically motivated by the members' involvement in The Other Russia.

[18][19][20] On 6 November 2017, several party's activists were arrested in Saint Petersburg for unauthorized protest as they commemorated the Bolshevik Revolution centenary.

[21] On 7 February 2018, Kirill Ananiev, a veteran member of the banned National Bolshevik Party and The Other Russia, was killed in the air strikes during the Battle of Khasham.