A statement read out at the founding congress of the Great Russia party in Moscow today said the party aims to unite "hundreds of thousands of staunch Russian patriots."
MORE: Interview with party founder Dmitry Rogozin, in Russian, from RFE/RL's Russian Service.
The founders of the party say it is "not a Kremlin project."
In order to register as a party, Great Russia will have to meet stringent criteria, including having at least 5,000 members across Russia.
(Interfax, dpa)
