Since 2022, more than 330 groups related to the “Russian Community” have been created on VK

Number of VK groups started per quarter
 

Some local VK groups were created years earlier but did not originally operate as part of the “Russian Community.” These groups were rebranded and incorporated into the network later, which is why their creation dates are earlier than 2022.
Chart: OpenMindsSource: VKCreated with Datawrapper