Articles related to "Russian Army"
Conditions in the Russian Military
Young Russians are drafted into an armed forces with too many officers and extreme hazing practices. Russian military conditions can result in the death of its soldiers.
russian military • russian armed forces • hazing • draft • military officers
Young Russians are drafted into an armed forces with too many officers and extreme hazing practices. Russian military conditions can result in the death of its soldiers.
russian military • russian armed forces • hazing • draft • military officers
The Imperial Russian army of 1914
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
russian empire • the ukraine • belarus • poland • baltic countries
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
russian empire • the ukraine • belarus • poland • baltic countries
The Russian Army in 1854 - Part 1
On paper at least, a huge army stood ready to confront the Allies. We examine the facts, together with the lives and characteristics of the Officers and Men.
russian regular army • reserve army • corps of the interior • cossack • lightcavalry
On paper at least, a huge army stood ready to confront the Allies. We examine the facts, together with the lives and characteristics of the Officers and Men.
russian regular army • reserve army • corps of the interior • cossack • lightcavalry
The Russian Army in 1854 - Part 2
We examine tactical doctrine, training, and the organisation and potential of the other fighting arms.
russian army • tactical doctrine • fighting arms • offensive strategy • bayonet fighting
We examine tactical doctrine, training, and the organisation and potential of the other fighting arms.
russian army • tactical doctrine • fighting arms • offensive strategy • bayonet fighting
The White Russian Armies 1917-1923
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
This is the Russian Army, Mr. Dangerfield
The Russian Army is organizing politically, not only to pressure the government on its own behalf, but also to serve as a surrogate government. There has always been a tendency for the military to pick up the pieces in situations like this, as it is often the only body able to keep order, and order tends to be top priority after prolonged chaos and instability. Such a revolutionary situation creates some incentive for military adventures, even "irrational" ones.
russia moscow kremlin military army
The Russian Army is organizing politically, not only to pressure the government on its own behalf, but also to serve as a surrogate government. There has always been a tendency for the military to pick up the pieces in situations like this, as it is often the only body able to keep order, and order tends to be top priority after prolonged chaos and instability. Such a revolutionary situation creates some incentive for military adventures, even "irrational" ones.
russia moscow kremlin military army
The Legacy of Stalingrad
Between June 1942 and January 1943 the German army and its Hungarian, Italian and Romanian allies were involved in a struggle of epic proportions against the Soviet army.
the legacy of stalingrad • decisive defeat of the germans • a great victory for the soviets • hitler • stalin
Between June 1942 and January 1943 the German army and its Hungarian, Italian and Romanian allies were involved in a struggle of epic proportions against the Soviet army.
the legacy of stalingrad • decisive defeat of the germans • a great victory for the soviets • hitler • stalin
Tannenberg - Lost Chance
The 1914 battle of Tannenberg which was the most stunning German victory of World War One over the Imperial Russian Army
tannenberg • german army • russian army • east prussia • samsanov
The 1914 battle of Tannenberg which was the most stunning German victory of World War One over the Imperial Russian Army
tannenberg • german army • russian army • east prussia • samsanov
The Battle of Kulikovo Pole
The Mongol invasion of Russia fractured central leadership until the Grand Prince of Moscow shattered the notion that Russians could not break free of Mongol control.
kulikovo pole • battle of kulikovo • dmitri donskoi • mongol invasion of russia • kham mamai
The Mongol invasion of Russia fractured central leadership until the Grand Prince of Moscow shattered the notion that Russians could not break free of Mongol control.
kulikovo pole • battle of kulikovo • dmitri donskoi • mongol invasion of russia • kham mamai
The Russian Imperial Guard in 1917
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
Causes of the War - When Monks Collide part 2
Russia is determined that Orthodox monks will control the Holy Places, and pressures the Sultan accordingly. British and French local diplomats decide strong action is called for, with differing results.
benedetti • rose • the porte • stratford de redcliffe • moldavia
Russia is determined that Orthodox monks will control the Holy Places, and pressures the Sultan accordingly. British and French local diplomats decide strong action is called for, with differing results.
benedetti • rose • the porte • stratford de redcliffe • moldavia
Ringing Down the Curtain
Minor successes at Eupatoria and Kinburn left them wanting more at the end of the season.
Minor successes at Eupatoria and Kinburn left them wanting more at the end of the season.
Stalin’s Sharpshooter’s Tool
The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper rifle with either the PU or PE scopes attached were the widow makers of the Eastern Front and Korea.
the mosin-nagant • colonel serge mosin • imperial russian army • emile nagant • soviet red army
The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper rifle with either the PU or PE scopes attached were the widow makers of the Eastern Front and Korea.
the mosin-nagant • colonel serge mosin • imperial russian army • emile nagant • soviet red army
The Army Commanders - Part 2
Thumbnail Sketches of Omar Pasha and Prince Menschikov - their careers and personal characteristics.
omar pasha • croatia • michael lattas • austrian army • ogulini regiment
Thumbnail Sketches of Omar Pasha and Prince Menschikov - their careers and personal characteristics.
omar pasha • croatia • michael lattas • austrian army • ogulini regiment
The Great Limp Forward
They could just about march, but would they be able to fight?
prince menshikov • c in c crimea • general annenkov • black sea fleet • sevastopol
They could just about march, but would they be able to fight?
prince menshikov • c in c crimea • general annenkov • black sea fleet • sevastopol
American Woman Recalls Horrors of Holocaust
Death, hardships and horror were a fact of life for a northeastern Wisconsin woman when she was growing up in Lwow, Poland, during World War II and the Holocaust.
american woman holocaust • horrors of holocaust • poland during world war ii • concentration camp life during world war ii • remembering the holocaust
Death, hardships and horror were a fact of life for a northeastern Wisconsin woman when she was growing up in Lwow, Poland, during World War II and the Holocaust.
american woman holocaust • horrors of holocaust • poland during world war ii • concentration camp life during world war ii • remembering the holocaust
Classic Authors: Joseph Conrad
A brief biography about Joseph Conrad.
joseph conrad • sea • heart of darkness • lord jim • author
A brief biography about Joseph Conrad.
joseph conrad • sea • heart of darkness • lord jim • author
Groveling in Grozny? Part II. The Al-Qaeda Connection
With Al-Qaeda fighters finding their way into captivity, their leader remains elusive. Given its terrain, its Islamic culture, and its "wild west" atmosphere, Chechnya seems a very likely hiding place.
chechnya • chechen wars • al-qaeda • war in the caucasus
With Al-Qaeda fighters finding their way into captivity, their leader remains elusive. Given its terrain, its Islamic culture, and its "wild west" atmosphere, Chechnya seems a very likely hiding place.
chechnya • chechen wars • al-qaeda • war in the caucasus
The 1914 Army of Austria-Hungary
Well equipped and fairly modern by eastern european standards, the Army of the Dual Monarchy suffered one of the worst morale problems imaginable.
austria-hungary army • belgrade • austria world war one • wwi • dual monarchy
Well equipped and fairly modern by eastern european standards, the Army of the Dual Monarchy suffered one of the worst morale problems imaginable.
austria-hungary army • belgrade • austria world war one • wwi • dual monarchy
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878
Despite initial successes, the Russian march to Constantinople was severely weakened by Osman Pasha at the Battle of Plevna and the threats of British intervention.
russo-turkish war of 1877-1878 • the battle of plevna • osman pasha at the battle of plevna • causes of the russo-turkish war • effects of the russo-turkish war
Despite initial successes, the Russian march to Constantinople was severely weakened by Osman Pasha at the Battle of Plevna and the threats of British intervention.
russo-turkish war of 1877-1878 • the battle of plevna • osman pasha at the battle of plevna • causes of the russo-turkish war • effects of the russo-turkish war
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
Thrust into a war against the greatest military mind of the time, Alexander, his army and the Russian winter succeeded where no other had.
tsar alexander i • catherine the great • tsars of russia • russian tsar • czar alexander
Thrust into a war against the greatest military mind of the time, Alexander, his army and the Russian winter succeeded where no other had.
tsar alexander i • catherine the great • tsars of russia • russian tsar • czar alexander
Battle of the Alma Part 2 - The British Attack
The British have the toughest task - a frontal attack uphill over open ground against the most strongly defended positions.
The British have the toughest task - a frontal attack uphill over open ground against the most strongly defended positions.
The Last Days - Part 2,The Last Days - Part 2
The sordid story continues, descending into farce as Hitler directs non-existent armies and holds a birthday party! ,The sordid story continues, descending into farce as Hitler directs non-existent armies and holds a birthday party!
The sordid story continues, descending into farce as Hitler directs non-existent armies and holds a birthday party! ,The sordid story continues, descending into farce as Hitler directs non-existent armies and holds a birthday party!
Baby in the Palace - PART II
Delve into the life of Russia's last Tsar-to-Be, Aleksei Nikolaievich Romanov. This article covers the years of his life for which he is most famous -- neither the innocent playing in the nursery, nor the laughter of his fifth birthday. Here, you will find him after illness tightened its grasp on his life. Here you will read of war, and of the Revolution. Yet you will also see Aleksei's own personal sunshine glimmmer again down the palace halls...
aleksei • aleksey • alexei • alexis • romanov
Delve into the life of Russia's last Tsar-to-Be, Aleksei Nikolaievich Romanov. This article covers the years of his life for which he is most famous -- neither the innocent playing in the nursery, nor the laughter of his fifth birthday. Here, you will find him after illness tightened its grasp on his life. Here you will read of war, and of the Revolution. Yet you will also see Aleksei's own personal sunshine glimmmer again down the palace halls...
aleksei • aleksey • alexei • alexis • romanov
Cossacks - The Warriors of the Don
The Cossacks are a warrior caste found mostly along the Don and Dneiper Rivers of Russia. This article seeks to describe the origins, culture, attempted extermination during in Communist Soviet Union and the remarkable revival of this wonderful people in post-communist Russia.
cossacks • don • dneiper • warrior • ataman
The Cossacks are a warrior caste found mostly along the Don and Dneiper Rivers of Russia. This article seeks to describe the origins, culture, attempted extermination during in Communist Soviet Union and the remarkable revival of this wonderful people in post-communist Russia.
cossacks • don • dneiper • warrior • ataman
Death of the Romanov Family
Despite rumours, myths, and legends that a couple of the princesses survived and escaped it now appears that the entire Romanov family was summarily executed.
russia • romanov dynasty • lenin • russian civil war • nicholas ii
Despite rumours, myths, and legends that a couple of the princesses survived and escaped it now appears that the entire Romanov family was summarily executed.
russia • romanov dynasty • lenin • russian civil war • nicholas ii
Defiance – Movie Review
Defiance is based on the true story of the Jewish Bielski brothers, who survived in the forest in Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
daniel craig • defiance movie review • jewish resisters during world war ii • daniel craig in defiance • jamie bell in defiance
Defiance is based on the true story of the Jewish Bielski brothers, who survived in the forest in Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
daniel craig • defiance movie review • jewish resisters during world war ii • daniel craig in defiance • jamie bell in defiance
National Missile Defense: Bush Pipe Dream
Dose the Unites States really need a national missile defense system that would soak up billions of dollars and deliver questionable results? I say no...why does Bush say yes?
chinese • russians • missiles • submarines
Dose the Unites States really need a national missile defense system that would soak up billions of dollars and deliver questionable results? I say no...why does Bush say yes?
chinese • russians • missiles • submarines
Peter The Great as a Reformer
Peter the Great during his youth became convinced of the need to reform the Russian state in order for the monarchy to survive.
peter the great as a reformer • a young tzar aware of the need for reform • peter and foreign advisors • the rewards of reform • military success
Peter the Great during his youth became convinced of the need to reform the Russian state in order for the monarchy to survive.
peter the great as a reformer • a young tzar aware of the need for reform • peter and foreign advisors • the rewards of reform • military success
Russia Pushes Break Up of Georgia
Russian lawmakers are sanctioning the independence movements of Georgia's two disputed breakaway provinces.
russia • georgia • south ossetia • abkhazia • france
Russian lawmakers are sanctioning the independence movements of Georgia's two disputed breakaway provinces.
russia • georgia • south ossetia • abkhazia • france
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade actually took place during the Battle of Balaclava, fought on the 25th October 1854 and became renowned for its high number of deaths.
the charge of the light brigade • its impact and aftermath • was it bravery or stupidity? • heavy losses • the creation of the victoria cross
The Charge of the Light Brigade actually took place during the Battle of Balaclava, fought on the 25th October 1854 and became renowned for its high number of deaths.
the charge of the light brigade • its impact and aftermath • was it bravery or stupidity? • heavy losses • the creation of the victoria cross
The Great Northern War
The Russian Tzar Peter the Great was determined to modernise and reform Russia in order to increase its military prowess as much as increasing royal power.
great northern war • russia • sweden • peter the great • charles xii
The Russian Tzar Peter the Great was determined to modernise and reform Russia in order to increase its military prowess as much as increasing royal power.
great northern war • russia • sweden • peter the great • charles xii
The Russian Order of Battle at the Alma
A list of the Units and Key Commanders for reference when following the course of the Alma Battle
A list of the Units and Key Commanders for reference when following the course of the Alma Battle
The Seven Years' War Escalates
The Seven Years' War dragged on, expanding past the confines of continental Europe into the seas and abroad. Meanwhile, Russia entered the conflict with a large army.
battle of landshut • torgau battle • king frederick austria • russia invasion austria • general von zieten
The Seven Years' War dragged on, expanding past the confines of continental Europe into the seas and abroad. Meanwhile, Russia entered the conflict with a large army.
battle of landshut • torgau battle • king frederick austria • russia invasion austria • general von zieten
Alfred Nobel
The country of Sweden is synonymous with Volvo and ABBA, but Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize is perhaps Sweden's most endearing commodity.
inventors of the industrial age • swedish inventors • nobel peace prize • nobel prize • famous swedes
The country of Sweden is synonymous with Volvo and ABBA, but Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize is perhaps Sweden's most endearing commodity.
inventors of the industrial age • swedish inventors • nobel peace prize • nobel prize • famous swedes
Anniversaries in Hungary 2002
I would like to show you some interesting thing what was celebrated in 2002 in Hungary.
hungary • europe • 2002 • matthias • corvina
I would like to show you some interesting thing what was celebrated in 2002 in Hungary.
hungary • europe • 2002 • matthias • corvina
Eastern Europe’s Post WWII Fate
Both assuming eventual victory, early in the war the Nazi German and Communist Russian governments analyzed and began to implement plans for Eastern Europe
world war ii • eastern europe • nazi • oil • europe
Both assuming eventual victory, early in the war the Nazi German and Communist Russian governments analyzed and began to implement plans for Eastern Europe
world war ii • eastern europe • nazi • oil • europe
Gyula
The name of this town denoting an ancient Hungarian tribal office, the second man after the Prince. Today Gyula is using as a man's first name as well.
europe • hungary • hungarian • gyula • castle
The name of this town denoting an ancient Hungarian tribal office, the second man after the Prince. Today Gyula is using as a man's first name as well.
europe • hungary • hungarian • gyula • castle
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in WW II
As a young infantry soldier with the US 106th Division, Vonnegut spent seven months as a POW, an experience he recounted in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
kurt vonnegut in ww ii • vonnegut us army reserve • vonnegut us infantry • vonnegut pow • vonnegut dresden
As a young infantry soldier with the US 106th Division, Vonnegut spent seven months as a POW, an experience he recounted in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
kurt vonnegut in ww ii • vonnegut us army reserve • vonnegut us infantry • vonnegut pow • vonnegut dresden
Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn stands among the great names in Russian literature - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Sholokhov and Gorky. His works brought 20th Century Russia to the world.
aleksandr solzhenitsyn major works • the gulag archipelago • one day in the life of ivan denisovich • russian literature • nobel prive in literature
Solzhenitsyn stands among the great names in Russian literature - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Sholokhov and Gorky. His works brought 20th Century Russia to the world.
aleksandr solzhenitsyn major works • the gulag archipelago • one day in the life of ivan denisovich • russian literature • nobel prive in literature
Russian Imperial Guard 1905-1916
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of over 50,000 men and saved the throne once more
bloody sunday • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of over 50,000 men and saved the throne once more
bloody sunday • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
Russian Imperial Guards ORBAT 1917
A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
Russian Politics Drinking Game
Title says it all - stay informed on Russian Politics and have a good time!
russia moscow kremlin yeltsin kiriyenko duma
Title says it all - stay informed on Russian Politics and have a good time!
russia moscow kremlin yeltsin kiriyenko duma
Stalin's Rise to Power
Through a combination of ruthlessness and guile, Stalin succeeded in consolidating his power in the vast Soviet bureacracy of his early career.
stalin's early years • stalin's rise to power • stalin's ruthlessness • stalin's family • how stalin came to power
Through a combination of ruthlessness and guile, Stalin succeeded in consolidating his power in the vast Soviet bureacracy of his early career.
stalin's early years • stalin's rise to power • stalin's ruthlessness • stalin's family • how stalin came to power
The 1914 Army of Montenegro
Montenegro began the war as the poorest equipped of all of the 1914 armies but never faltered, and often outfought its enemies.
montenegro world war one • montenegro army • gasser heavy revolver • montenegrin soldier • smith & wesson 44 caliber revolvers
Montenegro began the war as the poorest equipped of all of the 1914 armies but never faltered, and often outfought its enemies.
montenegro world war one • montenegro army • gasser heavy revolver • montenegrin soldier • smith & wesson 44 caliber revolvers
The Accidental Army Documentary
The 1914-1920 Czech Legion is the focus of a new documentary entitled "The Accidental Army: The Amazing True Story of the Czechoslovak Legion" by the Czech Legion Project
czech legion • freedom fighters • czech legion project • “the accidental army" • the amazing true story of the czechoslovak legion
The 1914-1920 Czech Legion is the focus of a new documentary entitled "The Accidental Army: The Amazing True Story of the Czechoslovak Legion" by the Czech Legion Project
czech legion • freedom fighters • czech legion project • “the accidental army" • the amazing true story of the czechoslovak legion
The Georgian Pikes of the Civil War
Strong-willed Georgia Governor Joe Brown squandered thousands of scarce dollars on an order for 10,000 Pikes to defend his state during the US Civil War.
civil war pike • georgia pike • brown's pike • joe brown pike • joe brown's pike
Strong-willed Georgia Governor Joe Brown squandered thousands of scarce dollars on an order for 10,000 Pikes to defend his state during the US Civil War.
civil war pike • georgia pike • brown's pike • joe brown pike • joe brown's pike
The Nobel Prize in Literature
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized.
the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized.
the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
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