The revival began in the late 1980s with the liberalisation policies of perestroika. Naturists started practising openly, though still in secluded spots, and by the mid‑1990s formal organisations began to appear. In 1995, the Moscow‑based group Telord (an acronym for "Body, Mind, Soul") was registered—the first officially recognised naturist association in post‑Soviet Russia. Today, Telord remains Moscow’s largest naturist group and maintains the website naturism.ru.
Within Russian naturist communities (primarily organized via VKontakte or Telegram), “pure naturism” is explicitly defined against two perceived corruptions: pure naturism ru
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Without government recognition, Russian naturists cannot rely on official resorts or campgrounds as their Western counterparts do. Instead, they depend on ad‑hoc arrangements: renting private pools and banyas, maintaining unofficial beaches through informal agreements, and discovering remote locations where they are unlikely to be disturbed. The planned conversion of the Dunes beach into a beach for disabled people by local authorities illustrates how even long‑established naturist sites can be threatened. Today, Telord remains Moscow’s largest naturist group and