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Massively heavy armor was used, mostly Scandinavian-style. [2] However, these squads, as a rule, did not exceed the number of several hundred men, and were unsuitable for united actions under a single command. [3] At the same time, the main part of the Kievan Rus' army was the militia infantry.
Vasilisa Mikulishna (1975, by Roman Davydov), an animated adaptation of a bylina of the same name. Prince Vladimir (Князь Владимир, 2006) also combines real medieval history with fantasy and folklore. Last Knight (2017), a comedy film that deconstructs Russian folklore.
Limited use with Russian naval infantry, armoured, and special forces. [11]: 24 AKMS: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: Assault rifle: Limited use with Russian naval infantry, armoured, and special forces. Seen in use with PBS-1 suppressors. [11]: 24 AS Val: 9×39mm Soviet Union: Suppressed assault rifle Limited use by special forces. [16] AK-74M: 5.45 ...
Steel breastplate, or Stalnoi Nagrudnik (Russian: Стальной нагрудник) is a type of body armor similar to a cuirass developed by the Red Army in World War II. The native Cyrillic abbreviation for the vest was "СН", the Cyrillic letters Es and En. It consisted of two pressed steel plates that protected the front torso and groin.
In 1992, the inscription was changed from RSFSR (' РСФСР ') to the Russian Federation (' Российская Федерация ') in connection with the change of the name of the state. [5] In 1993, president Boris Yeltsin signed a decree to replace the Communist design by the present coat of arms.
Early "Le Grand" version with two engines. The Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (Russian: Русский витязь), or Russian Knight (S-21), previously known as the Bolshoi Baltisky (Russian: Большой Балтийский) (The Great Baltic) in its first four-engined version, [1] was the first four-engine aircraft in the world, designed by Igor Sikorsky and built at the Russian Baltic ...
Ratnik (Russian: Ратник; Warrior) is a Russian future infantry combat system. Some components, including the communication systems and night vision technologies, have extremely limited military distribution. It is designed to improve the connectivity and combat effectiveness of combat personnel in the Russian Armed Forces.
Svyatogor (Russian: Святого́р, IPA: [svʲɪtɐˈɡor]) is a mythical bogatyr (knight/hero) in Russian byliny. [1] His name derives from the words for "sacred mountain". Svyatogor's tale, Ilya Muromets and Svyatogor, forms a part of the Ilya Muromets cycle. According to the epic, the mother-Earth cannot support the weight of Svyatogor ...