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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 ...
The military history of Russia has antecedents involving Kievan Rus' and the Rus' principalities that succeeded it, the Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, Russia's numerous wars against Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Sweden, and Ottoman Empire, Prussia (Seven Years' War), France (especially the Napoleonic Wars and the Crimean War).
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
Those Killed in Kalinin, buried in Mednoye. The Memorial Book of Polish Prisoners of War - Prisoners of the Ostashkov Soviet NKVD Camp, Shot Dead at the Order of the Politburo of the Bolshevic Communist Party from 5 March 1940 Onwards (Moscow 2019) [47] Vol. 1, "The Biograms of Polish POWs. A-L" [48] Vol. 2, "The Biograms of Polish POWs. M-Ya" [49]
The military history of the Russian Federation began with the establishment of the Russian Armed Forces following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This was followed by its engagements in post-Soviet conflicts , from the ongoing war in Transnistria that started in 1990, after which many reforms were put in place during the late 1990s and the ...
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.
The memorial depicts cranes in flight, a reference to a popular Russian-language song by Rasul Gamzatov. A refrain from the song is shown in both English and Russian. A granite slab bares the inscription "dedicated in honor of and in tribute to the World War II veterans from the former Soviet Union" in English.
Memorial to the Victims of Fascism (Shakhty) Memorials of the Great Patriotic War in Aksay region; Anchor Monument (Matveev Kurgan) Motherland Monument (Matveev Kurgan) Monument of Glory, Samara; Monument to the heroes of Perekop; Monument to the sailors of the Azov Flotilla; The Motherland Calls