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This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
Russo-Ukrainian War: 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine; Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation; War in Donbas; Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russian invasion of Ukraine; Belarusian and Russian partisan movement (2022–present) 20 Feb 2014 10 years, 11 months and 3 weeks
Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia. 1854: 28 March: Crimean War: Britain and France declared war on Russia. August: Crimean War: In order to prevent the Austrian Empire entering the war, Russia evacuated Wallachia and Moldavia. 1855: 18 February: Nicholas died. His son, Alexander II, became emperor. 1856: 30 March
Russia–European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. [1] Russia borders five EU member states: Estonia , Finland , Latvia , Lithuania and Poland ; the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is surrounded by EU members.
The 20th century saw Russia's involvement in two world wars, as well as smaller military conflicts. During the Cold War, the greatly enlarged armed forces suppressed rebellions in Eastern Europe and became a nuclear superpower hostile to NATO, as well as China after 1960. The post-Cold War military history of the Russian Federation began in 1991.
The timeline of wars has been split up in the following periods: List of wars: before 1000; List of wars: 1000–1499; List of wars: 1500–1799; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002; List of wars: 2003–present
The following timeline outlines the legal inception of the European Union (EU)—the principal framework for this unification. The EU inherited many of its present responsibilities from the European Communities (EC), which were founded in the 1950s in the spirit of the Schuman Declaration .
The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod (unveiled on 8 September 1862). The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1] [2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in the year 862, ruled by Varangians.