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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

Russia's military will retire foot wraps, or portyanki—the pieces of cloth that Russian rank-and-file have used in place of socks for more than three centuries.