Angry Patriots Club

The Club of Angry Patriots (KRP; ) is a Russian hardline nationalist social movement founded on 1 April 2023 by Igor Strelkov, Pavel Gubarev and Maxim Kalashnikov. The club criticizes the current Russian government for perceived half-measures and inability to win the war against Ukraine. Background Strelkov had previously created movements that criticized the Kremlin and the liberal opposition at the same time, such as the January 25 Committee, created in 2016. In May of that year, the January 25 Committee was renamed the All-Russian National Movement under the leadership of Strelkov. The term "angry patriots", which has already become a staple in Russian political circles, refers to people who actively support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but are dissatisfied with its course: slow progress, losses, exchanges of Azov Battalion POWs, lack of response to shellings of Russian cities, etc. History Two weeks before the official announcement of the creation of the club, on 17 March 2023, Igor Strelkov, on behalf of the club, posted a post on Telegram, in which he listed the weak points, in his opinion, in the conduct of the "special military operation".