The military history of the Russian Empire encompasses the history of armed conflict in which the Russian Empire participated. This history stretches...

Duchy of Moscow, see also Landed Army) the military history of the Tsardom of Russia Military history of the Russian Empire Military history of the Soviet...

The military history of the Russian Federation began with the establishment of the Russian Armed Forces following the dissolution of the Soviet Union....

of wars involving Russia Military history of the Russian Empire Military history of the Soviet Union Politics of Russia Russian Armed Forces Russian colonization...

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three...

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian...

Modern Russian military ranks trace their roots to the Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great. Most of the rank names were borrowed from existing...

The military history of the Soviet Union began in the days following the 1917 October Revolution that brought the Bolsheviks to power. In 1918 the new...

The territory of the Crimean Khanate was annexed by the Russian Empire on 19 April [O.S. 8 April] 1783. Russia had wanted more control over the Black...

fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in...

13 Military Districts in the Russian Empire, and one region with the status of a military district: Petersburg Military District (Петербу́ргский вое́нный...

the Russian Empire and various peoples of the North Caucasus who resisted subjugation during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. It consisted of a series...

military, etc. — used between the time of the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day)...

 251–252. Imperial Russian Air Service Imperial Russian Navy Military history of the Russian Empire Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian armed forces until...

History of Russia (1721–96) is the history of Russia during the Era of Russian palace revolutions and the Age of Catherine the Great. It began with creation...

under the Russian Empire, when the Imperial Russian Army succeeded in conquering all of Central Asia. The majority of this land became known as Russian Turkestan—the...

Era"), the Swedish Empire held a territory more than twice the size of its modern borders and one of the most successful military forces at the time, proving...

longest war both Russia and Circassia have ever fought and the longest war in the Caucasus region. During and after the war, the Russian Empire employed a genocidal...

in the Russian Empire included numerous pogroms and the designation of the Pale of Settlement from which Jews were forbidden to migrate into the interior...

vassalages that were being undermined by the activities of Russian explorers. Although outnumbered, the Russians pressured the various family-based tribes into...

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...

The coat of arms of Russia derives from the earlier coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505)...

The Warsaw Military District (Russian: Варшавский вое́нный о́круг) was a Russian military district of the Imperial Russian Army. It covered the territory...

1732 to 1867, the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast territories in the Americas. Russian colonial possessions in the Americas were collectively...

Korea, and the Russian Empire/Soviet Union/Russia. The roots of German militarism can be found in 18th- and 19th-century Prussia and the subsequent unification...

The military history of Europe refers to the history of warfare on the European continent. From the beginning of the modern era to the second half of...

The foreign policy of the Russian Empire covers Russian foreign relations from their origins in the policies of the Tsardom of Russia (until 1721) down...

The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history. Largely credited to its historically...

The Russian conquest of the Caucasus mainly occurred between 1800 and 1864. The Russian Empire sought to control the region between the Black Sea and...

was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with the continental blockade of the United Kingdom. Widely studied...