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This book offers a sweeping, single‑volume survey of Russian military history from the rise of Muscovy under Ivan the Terrible through the post‑Soviet era and the war in Chechnya. Bloomsbury Publishing +1 The author traces Russia’s military evolution — including major reforms, imperial expansion, revolutions, world wars and Soviet militarization — embedding military campaigns within broader social, economic, and political transformations. WorldCat +1 The book challenges simplistic narratives, showing episodes of both disaster and offensive successes, and how Russia’s strategic choices and institutional legacy shaped its modern military and state.

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