Professional military leaders making contributions to the strategy, operations, organization, and training of the red army are generally treated as heroes and partriots. Military occupations by the soviet union wikipedia. U at minimum, the trends described in soviet defense spending suggest some questions for historical research on soviet military policy during the cold war. Soviet military encyclopedia, volume 1 russian edition. Glossary of soviet military and related abbreviations. Senior specialist in national defense severns, elizabeth ann reference assistant, office of senior specialists the library of congress congressional research service kajor issues system date originated 032078 date. Soviet military power was a public diplomacy publication of the us defense intelligence agency dia, which provided an estimate of the military strategy and capabilities of the soviet union during the final years of the cold war, ostensibly to alert the us public to the significant military capabilities of the soviet armed forces. Although suppressed in 1905, the soviets reappeared in nearly every possible setting immediately following the february revolution of 1917. Outside estimates of soviet military spending ranged between 10 and 20 percent of gdp, and, even within the soviet union itself, it was difficult to produce an exact accounting. The caption from solyankins soviet flame and chemical tanks labels it as a flamethrower tank, but its flamethrower capability was limited to 12 shots. The defense policy of the soviet union rand corporation.
Soviet soviet sovet is the russian word for council or advice. Military encyclopedias scholarly and reference publications containing a systematic compilation of military knowledge and information from other fields of knowledge significantly related to military affairs. Soviet sovet is the russian word for council or advice. The penetration of jews into the territories now incorporated within the union began in the border regions beyond the caucasus mountains and. He was the first writer from any country to publish a description of the horrors of treblinka, the hell of triblinka treblinskii ad, september 1944. First edition of the great soviet encyclopedia, 65 volumes issued between 19261947. World war ii simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Most of the worlds countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of two military alliances. New, updated, and revised to include new discoveries about the use of weapons in ancient china, upheavals in lebanon, the winding down of the soviet afghanistan war, the invasions of grenada and panama by u.
The final deathknell was sounded by the great soviet encyclopedia, which, in 1931, described the ideas proposed by leading scholars in the soviet eugenics movement as bourgeois, fascist, and menshevizing idealism. In fact, the soviet military budget had been trending upward since at least the early 1970s, but western analysts were left with best guesses in regard to hard numbers. The modern encyclopedia of russian and soviet history mersh is the most authoritative, comprehensive and balanced reference work about russia, the soviet union and eurasia. Published in moscow by the soviet encyclopedia publishing house. Soviet military doctrine looks upon defense in the quality of basic type of military actions in the repulse of aggression emphasis added. World war ii wwii or ww2, in the soviet union, the great patriotic war, and in japan, the second sinojapanese war, was a global war involving fighting in most of the world and most countries. Determining the cost and the burden analyzing soviet defense. The soviet union short for the union of soviet socialist republics or ussr was a singleparty marxistleninist state.
The soviet military encyclopedia is an eightvolume encyclopedic dictionary of military subjects. Official soviet spokesmen and the soviet press supported the armed struggle of the yishuv and branded arab armed resistance to the establishment of the state as a function of british imperialism. Abridged englishlanguage edition in four volumes vol. First published in early october 1981, it became an. However, it is impossible to destroy an aggressor by defense alone.
New, updated, and revised to include new discoveries about the use of weapons in ancient china, upheavals in lebanon, the winding down of the sovietafghanistan war, the invasions of grenada and panama by u. The first online edition, an exact replica of text and graphics of the third socalled red edition, was published by in 2000. Later that same year, thensoviet minister of defense, army general dmitriy timofeyevich yazov appeared to accept that change when he wrote in his book in defense of socialism and peace that soviet military doctrine looks upon defense in the quality of. The cof, according to the soviet military encyclopedia, is an. Rpg29 wikipedia the rpg29 vampir is a soviet reusable rocketpropelled grenade rpg launcher adopted by the soviet army in 1989 it was the last rpg to be adopted by the soviet military before the fall of the soviet union in 1991 the rpg29 has since been supplemented by other rocketpropelled systems such as the rpg30 and rpg29 has been. If you are interested in history in general and warfare in particular, tank encyclopedia is the place to find all armored vehicles that ever roamed the battlefield, from h. The peshawar seven insurgents received military training in neighboring pakistan. The soviet union signed a nonaggression pact with nazi germany on 23 august 1939. Following this passage, however, yazov stated that. The soviet military encyclopedia, abridged english language edition, vols. In many cases, this report conveyed the scope and breadth of soviet military strength to u.
In addition to these force enhancements, soviet military planners adapt tactics to the capability of new systems and changing political objectives. The articles, which are well indexed but vary in quality, remind the reader simultaneously of the sophistication of soviet military thought and its stiffness and obsolescence, both manifested by the u. Offering 650 color illustrations total, plus a few photos, this visual reference presents chronological entries on. Grossman then traveled with soviet troops all the way to victory in berlin. The soviet ministry of defense supervised the writing of the encyclopedia, with contributions from prominent soviet military leaders and military scientists. Cias analysis of the soviet union, 19471991 central. The book is very sympathetic to the red army military professionals and hostile to the political party and the political generals of the period. Ogarkov successive chairmen of the main editorial commission.
Eideman, but only two volumes appeared in 193233 up to and including the article varna. Military art and science military art and science encyclopedias. Other boundary representations on the maps in soviet military. T461, the production version of which 4 total were probably produced. Thenminister of defense andrei grechko chaired the main editorial commission of the encyclopedia for volumes one and eight, and thenchief of the general staff nikolai ogarkov took over. When you launch the torrent, you have the option to select particular volumes for download in total the size is almost 12 gb. The soviet union was supposed to be a society of true democracy, but in many ways it was no less repressive than the czarist autocracy that preceded it. It was a union of 14 soviet socialist republics and one soviet federative socialist republic russia. Most countries fought in the years 19391945 but some started fighting in 1937.
It was the first country to declare itself socialist and build towards a communist society. Pages in category soviet military personnel of world war ii the following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. Soviet union simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glantz soviet military operations during the sovietgerman.
Was the slower growth in real defense spending after 1975and the plateau in procurement. Had this work only appeared five years ago, it would have won immediate acclaim for its utility to nonrussianspeaking students of military affairs. It is consulted by scholars, students, librarians and other researchers worldwide. Soviet military encyclopedia voennyi entsiklopedicheskii slovar. The modern encyclopedia of russian and soviet history mersh. Great soviet encyclopedia article about great soviet. Tanks encyclopedias rendition of the soviet t46 light tank. Its political usage began during the revolution of 1905 when it was applied to the councils of deputies elected by workers in factories throughout russia 1. Russians consider it to be one of the greatest battles of their great patriotic war, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. The 1920s saw the publication of the first 16 volumes list by date. Dia produced over 250,000 copies, and it soon became an annual publication that was translated into eight languages and distributed around the world. In addition to stipulations of nonaggression, the treaty included a secret protocol that divided territories of romania, poland, lithuania, latvia, estonia, and finland into german and soviet union spheres of influence, anticipating potential territorial and political rearrangements of these countries. David glantz examines the soviet study of war, the reemergence of the operation level and its connection with deep battle, the evolution of the soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its refinement and application in the european theatre.
Soviet military operations during the sovi et german war 194145 as indicators of the ussrs postwar territorial ambitions and international influence david m. Determining the cost and the burden analyzing soviet. Discusses 1 the size of soviet military forces nuclear, naval, air and ground 2 the ideological drive behind soviet defence policy 3 possible future doctrinal developments. Its political usage began during the revolution of 1905 when it was applied to the councils of deputies elected by workers in factories throughout russia. Military encyclopedias article about military encyclopedias. Great soviet encyclopedia gse, the first marxistleninist generalpurpose encyclopedia.
The harper encyclopedia of military history internet archive. Soviet military encyclopedia, volume 1 russian edition green, william c. Dollar cost of us and soviet military programs, 195164 1972 dollars. Wells land battleships to the latest main battle tanks, our articles cover all eras of armor development and cover a wide swathe of armored vehicle designs ranging from bridge layers and engineering vehicles to. The prototype of the military encyclopedia was the military dictionary, which contained encyclopedic information about a comparatively narrow range.
Green, february 1993, westview pr short disc edition, hardcover in english abrdgeng edition. The soviet military encyclopedia february 1993 edition. Soviet russian military theory and practice routledge. Soviet military strategy, both conventional and nuclear, now and in the future. The first edition of the gse was issued under a resolution 1925 of the central executive committee of the presidium of the ussr during the period. Russian military thought still uses the soviet concepts of. The soviet war in afghanistan lasted nine years from december 1979 to february 1989. The caption from solyankins soviet flame and chemical tanks labels it as a flamethrower tank, but its flamethrower capability. Grossmans mother was among the 20,000 jews murdered by the nazis in berdichev in the early days of the war. From 1957 to 1990, the yearbook of the great soviet encyclopedia was released annually with uptodate articles about the soviet union and all countries of the world. Since the late 1970s, changing technology has stimulated doctrinal change, giving rise to concepts of multifront operations. The soviet military encyclopedia, abridged english language. Soviet air forces are being modernized with highperformance aircraft while theater missile forces receive more accurate systems with greater range and throwweight.
But the doctrinal vision is at the moment unrealisable, and. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. During the 1930s in the ussr a multivolume soviet military encyclopedia sovetskaia voennaia entsiklopediia was being prepared under the editorship of r. Glantz defining the question recent research on military operations the soviet army conducted during the sovietgerman war 194145 and the sovietjapanese war augustseptember 1945. Origins of cias analysis of the soviet union authors comments. Part of the cold war, it was fought between sovietled afghan forces against multinational insurgent groups called the mujahideen, mostly composed of two alliances the peshawar seven and the tehran eight. Jun 28, 2008 origins of cias analysis of the soviet union authors comments. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Battle of stalingrad, successful soviet defense of the city of stalingrad that was a turning point in favor of the allies in world war ii.
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