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- AyodeleA1 (talk · contribs) (mostly former Central Asian, Eastern European, and Caucasus Soviet Republics)
- Brandmeister (talk · contribs) (mainly Eastern Front of WWII and some modern warfare-related stuff)
- Buckshot06 (talk · contribs) (Current Russian military and former Soviet military)
- Catlemur (talk · contribs)
- TheMightyGeneral (talk · contribs) (Georgians in imperial Russian service, Russo-Turkish & Crimean Wars, Soviet-Georgian related)
- Elfalem (talk · contribs)
- Janisterzaj (talk · contribs) (Russian army during the reign of Stalin)
- Kenmore (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars and Crimean War)
- Kges1901 (talk · contribs) (WWII)
- Mzajac (talk · contribs) (Ukrainian military history, armoured fighting vehicles)
- RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk · contribs) (Individual military units post-1945, CE and other cleanup)
- Romanov loyalist (talk · contribs) (Russian imperial army)
- ryan.opel (talk · contribs) (Soviet Military, WW2 through Cold War)
- Vecrumba (talk · contribs) (Kievan Rus', partitions of Poland, Bessarabia, Russia in WWI, USSR in WWII)
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- Popular pages
- Full list
- Cleanup needed
- Kiev Strategic Offensive Operation (October 1943) • Siege of Leningrad • Effect of the Siege of Leningrad on the city
- Requested articles
- Rus'-Cuman wars • Battle of Uhtua-Kiestinki • Battles of Repola-Rukajärvi • Battle of Siiranmäki • Battle of Chrobrze • Siege of Bely • Siege of Tsarovo • Siege of Mozhaysk • First Siege of Moscow • Second Siege of Moscow • Battle of Berezno • Battle of Dziunków • Kiev Strategic Offensive Operation (November 1943) • Battle of Miedwiedówka • Battle of Minsk (1920) • Battle of Mironówka • Battle of Nowochwastów • Battle of Okuniew • Battle of Olszanica • Battle of Puchówka • Battle of Serock • Battle of Spiczyn • Battle of Spiczyniec • Battle of Wasylkowce • Lvov-Chernovitsy Strategic Defensive Operation • Battle of Zazime • Battle of Zboiska • Battle of Zelwa • Battle of Żywotów • Circassian horsemen • Glavnoye Upravleniye Ministerstvo Oborony • Stasys Guiga • Standing Consultative Commission • STRATUS IVY • Soviet military engineering • First Pechenga expedition • Second Pechenga expedition • Insurgency 1920s–1930s in Chechnya • Military uniforms of the Soviet Union • Russia–United States proxy conflict • Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces • List of Ukrainian Heroes of the Soviet Union • List of missing topics (many redlinks)
- Expansion needed
- Operation Schamil • Military history of Russia • Battle of Kollaa • Battle of Rymnik • Battle of Suursaari • Battle of Mir • Dead Hand • Gregori Kulik • Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov • Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces • 62nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) • 323rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) • Ural Army • Battle of Krupczyce • Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War
- Images needed
- Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre
- Merging needed
- Add an article here!
- Citations needed
- Battle of Moscow (1612) • Battle of Demyansk (1943) • 88th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) • Kamensk-Uralsky (air base) • Kamchatka (ship) • Nikolai Vatutin • Mikhail Shumilov
- Translation needed
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Article alerts
Did you know
- 08 Aug 2024 – 1917 Franco-Russian agreement (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dumelow (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Jul 2024 – Battle of Tinzaouaten (2024) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Chomik1129 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Historical background of the Russo-Ukrainian War (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by RGloucester (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 11 Aug 2024 – Moscow Water Dog (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CoconutOctopus (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 10 Aug 2024 – 16th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ARandomName123 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 06 Aug 2024 – Samsun clashes (1920) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Insanityclown1 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 09 Aug 2024 – Manych Operation (1919) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Dclemens1971 (t · c) was deproded by RadioactiveBoulevardier (t · c) on 13 Aug 2024
Good article nominees
- 14 Aug 2024 – Soviet cruiser Vladivostok (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Simongraham (t · c); start discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – 170th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kges1901 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jun 2024 – Ghazi Muhammad (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Revolution Saga (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Aug 2024 – Project Islero (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by DvcDeBlvngis (t · c) was not promoted by Rollinginhisgrave (t · c), see discussion
Requests for comments
- 13 Aug 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Goszei (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by JDiala (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jul 2024 – Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Manyareasexpert (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 13 Aug 2024 – Vladimir Putin's December 2021 ultimatum (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2021 Russian ultimatum by Goszei (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Aug 2024 – Generalissimus of the Soviet Union (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Generalissimo of the Soviet Union by Goszei (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Aerial warfare in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Aerial warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present) by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – List of deaths during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to List of deaths during the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Naval warfare in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Naval warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Nuclear risk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Nuclear risk during the Russo-Ukrainian War by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 11 Aug 2024 – Islamic State insurgency in Deir ez-Zor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Talk:Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019) by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Aug 2024 – Georgia Train and Equip Program (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Georgian involvement in the Iraq War by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Aug 2024 – 87th Rifle Regiment (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1st Army Corps (Russia) by Scu ba (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Aug 2024 – Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) by Czekan pl (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Aug 2024 – Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) by Czekan pl (t · c); see discussion
- 21 May 2024 – Battle of Enerhodar (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Southern Ukraine campaign by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
- 21 May 2024 – Battle of Lebedyn (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Northern Ukraine campaign by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
- 17 May 2024 – Second battle of Lyman (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
- 16 May 2024 – Action of 10 May 1915 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Action of 10 May 1915 by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 06 May 2024 – General Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Armed Forces of South Russia by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 28 Jan 2024 – Belarusian and Russian partisan movement (2022–present) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Charles Essie (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Oct 2023 – Russian-occupied territories in Georgia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Daask (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Oct 2023 – 209th Rifle Division (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Le Petit Chat (t · c); see discussion
- 19 May 2022 – Spetsnaz (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mzajac (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jul 2019 – Victory parade (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by KolbertBot (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 01 Aug 2024 – Draft:Motor Rifle Troops (Soviet Union) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Harrytone (t · c)
- 13 May 2024 – Draft:Valentin Bobryshev (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TimothyBlue (t · c)
- 23 Jan 2024 – Draft:25th Tank Division (Soviet Union) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Filajod (t · c)
- undated – Draft:Battle of Ican (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
Resources
Books
- David Glantz, Colossus series, including David Glantz, Companion to Colossus Reborn: Key Documents and Statistics, Lawrence, Kansas, University Press of Kansas, 2005
- Hartlet, Janet M., Keenan, Paul, Lieven, Dominic. War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850: Russia and the Napoleonic Wars.
- John Erickson's works
- militera.lib.ru - has V.I. Feskov et al, The Soviet Army in the Period of the Cold War, Tomsk University Press, Tomsk, 2004, as well as other Russian military books. Feskov et al 2013 should be used in preference to Feskov et al 2004.
- Goldmine of information on soviet ground forces here: Link Google Books allows the full viewing!
- Christopher Andrew and Oleg Gordievsky's "KGB: The Inside Story of its foreign operations from Lenin to Gorbachev", 1990, Hodder and Stoughton, ISBN:0-340-48561-2
Forums
- Axis History forum Soviet, Eastern Front, and translation help sections - English-language forum home to users who are fluent in both English and Russian
- VIF2NE - Military History Forum, 2-nd version, Novik's edition - good place to talk and to listen...
- [1] forum on the Red Army Guards and rifle divisions (relatively new) in Russian
- Soldat.ru forum - forum on Soviet Union/Russian Federation & CIS military history
Glossaries
- User:Ceriy/Military terms
- US Military Russian Military Dictionary: English-Russian, Russian-English, 1945
- Russian-English Dictionary of Operational, Tactical and General Military Terms, 1960
Documents
- Pamyat Naroda - Declassified documents from the Central Archives of the Russian Ministry of Defence pertaining to the 1941-1945 period
- Gwar.mil.ru, Памяти героев Великой войны 1914–1918 - Documents from World War I and Russian Civil War
- Soviet military documents digitized by Polish archives - contains documents pertaining to prewar Red Army organization, Soviet invasion of Poland, and creation of Polish People's Army
- Soviet Documents at Russian Archives - Files of the State Defense Committee 1941-1945 and Council of People's Commissars 1918-1991.
- БОЕВОЙ СОСТАВ СОВЕТСКОЙ АРМИИ за 1941-1945 гг.(Combat Composition of the Soviet Army 1941-45; Russian)
- Perecheni , lists of Soviet units in the active army 1941–1945
- Soviet Ministry of Defense compilation of orders awarding Soviet units decorations, recently declassified.
- Official Soviet Ministry of Defense list of commanding officers of corps, divisions and tank brigades 1941-1945. Note that dates refer to orders and may not reflect reality "on the ground".
- Archived soldat.ru files for downloading, listing honorifics awarded to Soviet units 1918-1945, based on archival documents
- NKO compilation of 1941–1944 orders awarding honorary titles to military units
- NKO compilation of 1941–1944 Guards unit conversion orders
- TsAMO Unit histories
Websites
- [2] Combat activity of Red Army in the Great Patriotic War
- [3] War heroes (site dedicated to heroes of USSR and RF)
- [4] Aviators of the Second World War (in Russian) by Vasily Valer'yevich Kharin
- [5] alphabetic index to equipment designation names (Russian)
- Podvig is a good source on Russian nuclear forces, including the history http://russianforces.org/ (English)
- Website on Soviet tank troops in World War II
- Red Army history website
- World War II history statistical materials
Official websites
Use with much caution as these are primary sources. Articles/pages can confirm existence of military units or lineage information.
- Russian Ministry of Defense
- Krasnaya Zvezda, official Russian MoD newspaper
- Voenno-istoricheskiy zhurnal, official military historical journal of the Russian MoD
- Belarusian Ministry of Defense
- Vo slavu rodiny, official Belarus MoD newspaper
- Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
- Narodnaya armiya, official Ukrainian MoD newspaper
- Viysko ukrainy, official Ukrainian MoD magazine
Photographs
- Russian Archives photograph & film collection for World War II period
- RGAKFD photograph archives
- Russian state photograph archives