As Mikhail Dragomirov (1830-1905), the famous general and military theorist of the Russian Imperial army, wrote: “When we salute a senior, we express our submission to him and fulfill the duty ...

In 1802, Russian military uniform underwent another complete overhaul, as it periodically had since Peter I (the Great) had first begun modernizing Russia’s military forces in the late 1600s.

General of the Russian Army Ivan Popov has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony on charges of large-scale fraud and official forgery. He was stripped of his military rank and ordered to ...

Early History. The Russian imperial army and navy disintegrated after the outbreak of the Revolution of 1917, so the Council of the People's Commissars created the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army ...

View General Uvarov, in red-piped black uniform with gold-embroidered red collar and gold epaulettes, wearing the breast-stars of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne (1st class), St. Vladimir (3rd ...

And what Russia lacks in rank and file leaders, the U.S. military has in spades due to its noncommissioned officer corps. ... (the Imperial Russian Army, 1721-1917).” ...

Russian, 1798–1851 Russian 1798 1851 Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia, in red-bordered black coat with silver buttons and epaulettes, wearing the breast-stars of the Imperial Russian Orders of St. Andrew ...

Corruption has riddled the ranks of the Russian military for decades, persisting in operations, maintenance and personnel. Last year, chief military prosecutor Valery Petrov stated that the damage ...

On July 17, while the world evaluated the U.S.-Russia Helsinki summit, Russia marked a historic anniversary: 100 years since Red Army guards executed Russia’s imperial family in the basement of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin this week approved a request by the Russian army to reinstate the Soviet-era red star as its symbol. The decision follows the return of the Soviet anthem and red ...

View Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825), in a scarlet uniform with silver-embroidered blue collar, silver buttons and epaulettes, wearing the breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St.

The Final Decades of the Army of the Tsars. Prof. Reese (Texas A&M), author of Why Stalin's Soldiers Fought and other works on Russian military history, gives us an in-depth view of the final decades ...