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This paper examines the ideologies of nationalist movements in Russia as well as the relationship between these movements and the state. More specifically, the author 1) examines the nationalist Eurasian Youth Union and Russian March; 2) how these two groups responded to various events in the Ukraine crisis that began in 2013 and Russia's intervention in the country; 3) the internet presence of the two groups; 4) the ideological basis of the two groups; and 5) particular events in Russia that took place between 2011 and 2015 - such as protests, riots and demonstrations - as well as what they demonstrate about how Moscow manages nationalist groups. A main argument of the paper is that selected nationalist movements have been useful for Moscow in its attempt to manage nationalism, and that the measures the regime has applied help to define the limits of state nationalism in Russia today.