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Military of Russia

  • Defender of the Fatherland DayThe first mass draft into the Red Army occurred in Petrograd and Moscow on the 17th of February 1918. This specific date marked a turning point during the…
  • Russian Air ForceThe Russian Air Force officially established itself on the 12th of August 1912 as part of the Imperial Russian Air Service.
  • StavkaThe word Stavka comes from an old Russian term meaning tent. In the late 19th century, this name described the administrative staff of the Imperial Russian…
  • Russian Armed ForcesOn the 25th of December 1991, the Soviet Union officially dissolved, leaving a military machine in chaos. Marshal Yevgeny Shaposhnikov worked to create…
  • Russian Ground ForcesOn the 7th of May 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin signed a decree establishing the Russian Ground Forces. This action created a new military structure…
  • Russian NavyOctober 1696 marked the birth of a new naval force when Peter I issued orders to build ships for the Azov campaign. This moment transformed Russia from a…