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[[Image:NORRRussianYouthOrganizatio.gif|right]]The '''National Association of Russian Explorers''' (in Russian: ''Natsional'naya Organizatsiya Russkih Razvedchikov'', abbreviated as ''NORR'') is a youth organization founded by former Russian [[Scout]] Pavel Nikolaevich Bogdanovich, a [[White emigre]] and veteran of the [[Russian Imperial army]], in the late 1920's after leaving the [[National Organization of Russian Scouts]] of Colonel [[Oleg Pantyukhov]]. | [[Image:NORRRussianYouthOrganizatio.gif|right]]The '''National Association of Russian Explorers''' (in Russian: ''Natsional'naya Organizatsiya Russkih Razvedchikov'', abbreviated as ''NORR'') is a youth organization founded by former Russian [[Scout]] Pavel Nikolaevich Bogdanovich, a [[White emigre]] and veteran of the [[Russian Imperial army]], in the late 1920's after leaving the [[National Organization of Russian Scouts]] of Colonel [[Oleg Pantyukhov]]. | ||
After failing to achieve the recognition of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in | After failing to achieve the recognition of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in London, NORR abandoned the title "Scout", favoring the term "pathfinder". It reoriented its symbolism and traditions on Russian imperial military tradition, taking particular inspiration from tsar [[Peter the Great]]'s ''poteshniye'' (childhood friends of Peter who later formed his most loyal Semyonovskiy and Preobrazhenskiy guard regiments), while retaining several Scout traditions. | ||
NORR's militaristic focus (strongest prior to the war) was aimed at preparing the youth for potential military action against the [[USSR]] in the case of a "spring campaign" of liberation, similar to emigre organizations such as [[Russian All Military Union|ROVS]]. The organization continued many military traditions after the war (i.e. marching drills) for cultural reasons, but gradually abandoned military training and preparation. As did many [[White emigre]] youth organizations, NORR focused on teaching children Russian history, pre-revolutionary Russian culture (songs, dances), and [[Eastern Orthodox Christianity]]. | NORR's militaristic focus (strongest prior to the war) was aimed at preparing the youth for potential military action against the [[USSR]] in the case of a "spring campaign" of liberation, similar to emigre organizations such as [[Russian All Military Union|ROVS]]. The organization continued many military traditions after the war (i.e. marching drills) for cultural reasons, but gradually abandoned military training and preparation. As did many [[White emigre]] youth organizations, NORR focused on teaching children Russian history, pre-revolutionary Russian culture (songs, dances), and [[Eastern Orthodox Christianity]]. | ||
