 While living in exile, he was supported by some emigres who styled themselves "legitimists" ("legitimisti", in Russian легитимисты), underlining the "legitimacy" of Kirill's succession.The opponents of Kirill were known as the "un-predetermined" ("nepredreshentsi", in Russian непредрешенцы); they believed that in the wake of the radical revolutionary events that the convening of a "Zemsky Sobor" was necessary in order to choose a new monarch for Russia.Kirill found his strongest support among a group of legitimists known as the Mladorossi, a Russian emigre monarchist organization that ultimately became heavily influenced by fascism – although it distanced itself from other fascist movements.