List of wars involving Russia
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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 territory of Kievan Rus'. Following the disintegration of Kievan Rus', the emergence of the Principality of Moscow and then the centralized Russian state saw a period of significant territorial growth of the state centred in Moscow and then St. Petersburg during the 15th to 20th centuries, marked by wars of conquest in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Volga region, Siberia, Central Asia and the Far East, the world wars of the early 20th century, the proxy wars of the Cold War, and today.
The list includes:
- external wars
- foreign intervention in domestic conflicts
- anti-colonial uprisings of the peoples conquered during the Russian expansion
- princely feuds
- peasant uprisings
- revolutions
Legend of results:
- 128
- 37
- 23
- 5
Kievan Rus'
Date | Conflict | Location | Rus and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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830s | Paphlagonian expedition of the Rusʹ | Rus' Khaganate | ![]() | Victory[a] | |
860 | Siege of Constantinople (860) | Rus' Khaganate | ![]() | Victory[a] | |
907 | Rus'–Byzantine War (907) | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Victory[1] | |
920–1036 | Rus'–Pecheneg campaigns | Kievan Rus' | Pechenegs | Various results; eventually victory | |
941 | Rus'–Byzantine War (941) | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Defeat | |
944/945 | Rus'-Byzantine War (944/945) | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Victory[2] | |
964–965 | Sviatoslav's campaign against Khazars | Kievan Rus' | Khazar Khaganate | Victory
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967/968–971 | Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Defeat | |
981 | Vladimir the Great's campaign on Cherven Cities | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Victory | |
985 | Vladimir the Great's campaign against Volga Bulgaria | Kievan Rus' | Volga Bulgaria | Military victory, then agreement | |
987 | Rus'–Byzantine War (987) | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Military victory and agreement
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1022 | Yaroslav the Wise's attack on Brest | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Defeat | |
1024 | Rus'–Byzantine War (1024) | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Defeat | |
1030 | Yaroslav the Wise's campaign against Chud | Kievan Rus' | Chud | Victory
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1030–1031 | Yaroslav the Wise's campaign on Cherven Cities | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Victory | |
1042–1228 | Finnish–Novgorodian wars | Kievan Rus' (until 1136) | Baltic Finnic peoples of Fennoscandia (Yem people) | Various results, mostly victories
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1043 | Rus'–Byzantine War (1043) | Kievan Rus' | ![]() | Defeat | |
1055–1223 | Rus'–Cuman campaigns | Kievan Rus' | Cumans | Various results, mostly victories | |
1061 | Sosols raid against Pskov | Kievan Rus' | Sosols | Defeat
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1132–1445 | Swedish–Novgorodian Wars | Kievan Rus' (until 1136) | ![]()
| Stalemate after the Black Death | |
1147 | Bolesław IV the Curly's raid on Old Prussians | ![]() | Old Prussians | Victory | |
1203–1234 | Campaigns of Rus princes against the Order of the Sword (see also Livonian Crusade) | ![]() | Defeat | ||
1223–1240 | Mongol invasion of Rus'(see also List of Tatar and Mongol raids against Rus') | ![]() | Decisive defeat
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1240–1242 | Livonian campaign against Rus' (see also Northern Crusades) | Kievan Rus' | Victory
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1268 | Battle of Wesenberg | ![]() | Both sides claim victory |
Principality of Moscow (1263–1547)
This is a list of wars involving the Principality of Moscow (1263–1547), also known as Muscovy.[b]
Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721)
Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1552 | Siege of Kazan ![]() | Tatarstan | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1552–1556 | Tatar Rebellion | Tatarstan | ![]() | Tatar rebels | Victory
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1554–1557 | Ivan the Terrible's Swedish War | Karelia | ![]() | ![]() | Inconclusive |
1556 | Russian conquest of Astrakhan | Astrakhan | ![]() | Astrakhan Khanate | Victory
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1558-1562 | Ivan the Terrible's Livonian Campaign | Livonia | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1562-1570 | Russo-Lithuanian War | Northern Europe | ![]() | Polish–Lithuanian union | Victory |
1558–1583 | Livonian War ![]() | Northern Europe | Defeat | ||
1568–1570 | Astrakhan Expedition | Astrakhan and Azov | ![]() | Victory
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1570–1572 | Ivan the Terrible's Crimean War | European Russia | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1580–1762 | Russian conquest of Siberia ![]() | Siberia | ![]()
| Khanate of Sibir (until 1598) Native Siberians | Victory
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1590–1595 | Boris Godunov's Swedish War | Northern Europe | ![]() | ![]() | Inconclusive
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1605–1618 | Polish invasions of Russia ![]() | Russia | ![]() | Inconclusive
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1606–1607 | Bolotnikov Rebellion ![]() | Russia | ![]() | Rebels under Ivan Bolotnikov | Victory
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1610–1617 | Ingrian War ![]() | Russia | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
1632–1634 | Smolensk War | Smolensk | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
1651–1653 | Alexis I's Persian War | North Caucasus | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
1652–1689 | Sino–Russian border conflicts ![]() | Heilongjiang and Amur | Defeat | ||
1654–1667 | First Northern War | Eastern Europe | ![]() | Victory | |
1656–1658 | Second Northern War ![]() | Northern Europe | ![]() | ![]() | Inconclusive |
1662–1664 | First Bashkir Rebellion | Bashkortostan | ![]() | Bashkir rebels | Inconclusive; political defeat
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1670–1671 | Razin's Rebellion ![]() | Russia | ![]() | Cossacks under Stepan Razin | Victory
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1676–1681 | Feodor III's Turkish War | Ukraine | ![]() | Indecisive[21] | |
1683–1700 | Great Turkish War ![]() | Eastern Europe |
| Victory
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1700–1721 | Great Northern War ![]() | Europe |
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| Victory against Sweden |
Defeat by Ottoman Empire | |||||
1704–1711 | Third Bashkir Rebellion | Bashkortostan and Tatarstan | ![]() | Bashkir rebels | Military victory, political defeat
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1707–1708 | Bulavin Rebellion | Southern Russia | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1717 | Peter the Great's Khivan War | Khanate of Khiva | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
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1717-1731 | War with Abulhair | Kazakhstan and Siberia | ![]() | Kazakh Khanate | Victory[22]
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Russian Empire (1721–1917)
Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1722–1723 | Persian Expedition of Peter the Great | Caucasus and northern Iran | ![]() | Victory | |
1733–1738 | War of the Polish Succession Rhineland | Poland | Indecisive | ||
1735–1739 | Russo-Austro-Turkish War | Eastern Europe | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1735–1740 | Fourth Bashkir Rebellion | Bashkortostan | ![]() | Bashkir rebels | Victory
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1740–1748 | War of the Austrian Succession | Europe |
| Inconclusive | |
Victory against Sweden | |||||
1756–1763 | Seven Years' War ![]() | Europe and North America | White peace
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1768–1769 | Koliivshchyna Rebellion | Ukraine | ![]() | Haidamaky | Victory
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1768–1772 | War of the Bar Confederation ![]() | Poland | ![]() | Victory | |
1768–1774 | Catherine the Great's First Turkish War ![]() | Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Mediterranean | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1773–1775 | Pugachev's Rebellion ![]() | Russia | ![]() |
| Victory
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1787–1792 | Catherine the Great's Second Turkish War ![]() | Eastern Europe | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1783-1797 | Syrym Datuly's rebellion | Kazakhstan | ![]() | Kazakhs | Victory |
1788–1790 | Catherine the Great's Swedish War ![]() | Finland, western Sweden, and the Baltic Sea | ![]() | ![]() | Inconclusive |
1792 | Catherine the Great's Polish War | Poland | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1794 | Kościuszko Uprising | Poland | ![]() | Victory
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1796 | Persian Expedition of Catherine the Great | North Caucasus and South Caucasus | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1799–1802 | War of the Second Coalition ![]() | Europe |
| Withdrawal in 1799
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1803–1806 | War of the Third Coalition ![]() | Europe | Defeat | ||
1804–1813 | Alexander I's Persian War ![]() | North Caucasus, South Caucasus and northern Iran | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1806–1807 | War of the Fourth Coalition ![]() | Eastern and Central Europe | Defeat | ||
1806–1812 | Alexander I's Turkish War ![]() | Romania, Moldova, Caucasus and Black Sea | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1807–1812 | Anglo-Russian War | Baltic Sea and Barents Sea | ![]() | ![]() | Inconclusive |
1808–1809 | Finnish War ![]() | Finland and Sweden | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1809 | War of the Fifth Coalition | Central Europe | Victory (limited involvement) | ||
1812 | French invasion of Russia ![]() | Russia | ![]() | Victory
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1813–1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition ![]() | Europe | Victory | ||
1815 | War of the Seventh Coalition | Europe | Victory | ||
1817–1864 | Caucasian War ![]() | Caucasus |
| Victory
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1825 | Decembrist revolt ![]() | Saint Petersburg | ![]() | Decembrist rebels | Victory
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1826-1836 | Uprising of Sarzhan Kasimov | Kazakhstan | ![]() | Kazakhs | Victory |
1826–1828 | Nicholas I's Persian War ![]() | South Caucasus and northern Iran | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1827 | Greek War of Independence ![]() | Greece | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1828–1829 | Nicholas I's Turkish War ![]() | Balkans and Caucasus | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1830–1831 | November uprising ![]() | Poland | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1836-1838 | Bukey Horde uprising | Kazakhstan | ![]() | Kazakhs | Victory
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1837-1847 | Kenesary's Rebellion | Kazakhstan | ![]() | Kazakhs | Victory
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1839–1841 | Second Turko-Egyptian War | Syria and Lebanon | Victory
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1839-1840 | Khivan campaign of 1839 | Central Asia | ![]() | Khanate of Khiva | Defeat |
1841 | Gurian rebellion | Georgia | ![]() | Gurian rebels | Victory
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1842 | Shoorcha rebellion | Tatarstan and Ulyanovsk | ![]() | Tatar, Mari and Chuvash peasants | Victory
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1842-1868 | Russian conquest of Bukhara | Central Asia | ![]() | Emirate of Bukhara | Victory |
1848–1849 | Hungarian Revolution of 1848 ![]() | Hungary | ![]()
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| Victory
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1850-1868 | Russian conquest of Kokand Khanate | Central Asia | ![]() | Khanate of Kokand | Victory |
1853–1856 | Crimean War ![]() | Crimea, Balkans, Caucasus, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea and Far East | ![]() | Defeat | |
1858 | Mahtra Rebellion | Estonia | ![]() | Estonian peasants | Victory
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1861 | Bezdna Revolt | Tatarstan | ![]() | Peasants | Victory
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1863–1864 | January Uprising ![]() | Poland | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1866 | Polish rebellion in Siberia | Siberia | ![]() | Polish political exiles | Victory
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1868-1869 | Uprising in the Ural and Turgai Oblasts | Kazakhstan | ![]() | Kazakhs | Victory |
1870 | Adai Rebellion | Kazakhstan | ![]() | Kazakhs | Victory |
1873 | Khivan campaign of 1873 | Central Asia | ![]() | Khanate of Khiva | Victory |
1877–1878 | Russo-Turkish War ![]() | Balkans and Caucasus | ![]() | Victory
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1897–1898 | Cretan Revolt (1897–1898) | Crete |
| ![]() | Victory
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1899–1901 | Boxer Rebellion ![]() | China | Eight-Nation Alliance: | Victory | |
1902–1906 | Rebellion in Guria | Georgia | ![]() | Gurian Republic | Victory
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1904–1905 | Russo-Japanese War ![]() | Manchuria, Korean Peninsula and Yellow Sea | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
1905–1907 | Russian Revolution of 1905 ![]() | Russia | ![]() | ![]() Supported by: | Victory
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1905–1911 | Persian Constitutional Revolution ![]() | Iran | Iranian constitutionalists | Victory
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1914–1917 | World War I ![]() ![]() ![]() | Europe and Asia | Allied Powers (see list) | Central Powers: | Defeat, later allied victory[23][24]
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1917 | February Revolution | Russia | ![]() | ![]() | Revolution succeeds
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Russian Republic (1917)
Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1917 | October Revolution | Russia | ![]() | Revolution succeeds
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Russian SFSR (1917–1922)
Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1917–1922 | Russian Civil War |
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1917–1921 | Ukrainian-Soviet War (Ukrainian War of Independence) |
| Victory
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1917–1920 | Kazakhstan Campaign | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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1918 | Finnish Civil War | Defeat
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1918–1919 | Sochi conflict |