Movement of the First

Movement of the First
Движение первых
LeaderVladimir Putin
ChairpersonGrigory Gurov
Founded18 December 2022 (2022-12-18)
Headquarters109028, Moscow, Zemlyanoy Val 50A, building 2
IdeologySocial conservatism
Websiteбудьвдвижении.рф (in Russian)
wefirst.ru (in English)

The Movement of the First[1] (Russian: Движение первых, romanizedDvizheniye pervykh) is a youth movement in Russia created on 18 December 2022 at the initiative of Russian president Vladimir Putin. It's stated goal is to organize leisure activities for youth and form a worldview "based on traditional Russian spiritual and moral goals". The movement is modeled after the Soviet Union's Young Pioneers youth movement, and is for youths beginning at the age of six until they finish school. The organization has been found by independent governments to be complicit in the abduction of Ukrainian children during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  1. ^ "Российской организации детей и молодежи с третьего раза выбрали название — "Движение первых". "Пионеры" проиграли". Meduza.