Russia
Peter I of Russia II
In the spring of 1699, Peter was under pressure from Frederick Augustus to attack Sweden. The monarchs of Denmark and Poland believed the time was ripe for war. Young Charles XII, who had succeeded to the Swedish throne on the death of his father in 1697, was reportedly wild and unstable. His nation had long been the dominant power in…
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ANDREI ANDREYEVICH VLASOV
Vlasov wasn’t just a random commander whose only distinctive quality was being willing to jump ship to the German side. In the mess that was the Soviet officer corps, before the bloody crucible of the Wehrmacht pummeled many of the incompetents out of the ranks, Vlasov was one of the…
Kievan Rus and the Mongols
Sergey Prisekin, The Battle of Kulikovo, 1980, oil on canvas In 1237, Mongol invaders attacked the town of Suzdal. They plundered the Church of the Holy Virgin and burned down the prince’s court and burned down the Monastery of St Dmitrii, and the others they plundered. The old monks and…
Russia and China Report II
Russia’s progress In the decades prior to Russia’s deployments to Ukraine (2014-) and Syria (2015-), its armed forces used EW to varying degrees during conflict in Chechnya in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as during its short war with Georgia in 2008. In Chechnya, it is thought that the…
Mil Mi-35P Attack Helicopter (Variant 2019 – “Phoenix”)
Mi-35P The Mi-24 attack / transport helicopter was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters. The Mi-24 entered service with the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and has been deployed by 40 countries. More than 3,500 Mi-24 helicopters have been produced. It has been…
Imperial Russian: Navy Seaplane Carriers
A far cry from the capability offered by Cold War era and modern day aircraft carriers, during World War 1 the Imperial Russian Navy operated a number of Seaplane Carriers including the Orlitza (pictured) which served with the Imperial Russian Baltic Fleet. The Seaplane Carrier Imperator Alexander I The Seaplane…
Batumi Raids
Russian line infantry during The Russo-Turkish War 1877 Foot Bashi-Bazouk The Russo-Ottoman War of 1877 – 1878 had a huge impact both on the countries involved in the conflict and the different nations living there. The 300 years of the so-called “Ottoman Yoke” did not succeed in killing the Georgian…