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Participants
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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
- Effect of the Siege of Leningrad on the city
- Requested articles
- Second Pechenga expedition • Insurgency 1920s–1930s in Chechnya • List of missing topics (many redlinks) • West Siberian revolt • 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
- Expansion needed
- 62nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) • 323rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) • Ural Army
- Images needed
- Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre
- Merging needed
- Add an article here!
- Citations needed
- Battle of Demyansk (1943) • 88th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) • Kamensk-Uralsky (air base) • Kamchatka (ship) • Nikolai Vatutin • Mikhail Shumilov
- Translation needed
- Add an article here!
Article alerts
Did you know
- 24 Mar 2024 – Pavel Chioru (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dahn (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 25 Mar 2024 – RA-78804 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SunDawn (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 25 Mar 2024 – 2024 Bryansk drone strikes (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 25 Mar 2024 – Skadovsk polling center bombing (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 25 Mar 2024 – Battle of the Tendra Spit (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 25 Mar 2024 – Battle of Orlivka (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 24 Mar 2024 – March 2024 Polish airspace violation (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion (14 participants)
- 22 Mar 2024 – Polish–Ottoman Wars (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Olek Novy (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 11 Mar 2024 – Ruthenian raid on Poland (1135) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TimothyBlue (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 24 Feb 2024 – Battle of Dubăsari (1992) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c) was closed as delete by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 24 Mar 2024; see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
Redirects for discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – Zaporozhye Oblast (talk · edit · hist) →Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was RfDed by HappyWithWhatYouHaveToBeHappyWith (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – March 2024 Ukraine missile strike (talk · edit · hist) →22 March 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine was RfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – talk · edit · hist) →22 March 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine was RfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – 2024 Ukraine missile strike (talk · edit · hist) →22 March 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine was RfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Mar 2024 – Twenty-Five Years' War (talk · edit · hist) →Russo-Swedish War (1590–1595) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- undated – Niirala–Värtsilä (talk · edit · hist) →Finland–Russia border was RfDed
- undated – Parikkala–Syväoro (talk · edit · hist) →Finland–Russia border was RfDed
- undated – Vartius–Lyttä (talk · edit · hist) →Finland–Russia border was RfDed
- undated – Pelkola checkpoint (talk · edit · hist) →Finland–Russia border was RfDed
A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 26 Mar 2024 – German atrocities committed against Soviet prisoners of war (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Buidhe (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Feb 2024 – Battle of Kherson (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WeatherWriter (t · c); start discussion
- 20 Dec 2023 – Abu'l-Fath Khan Javanshir (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HistoryofIran (t · c); start discussion
- 15 Dec 2023 – Nazran uprising (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 16 Mar 2024 – Russo-Ukrainian War (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Robert McClenon (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 14 Mar 2024 – Polish–Ukrainian ethnic conflict (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Polish–Ukrainian relations (1939–1947) by Marcelus (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Mar 2024 – 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Mar 2024 – 2022 Zhytomyr attacks (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Zhytomyr strikes (2022–present) by Teterev53 (t · c); see discussion
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- 04 Mar 2024 – Vinnytsia missile strikes (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Vinnytsia strikes (2022–present) by Teterev53 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Mar 2024 – War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) (talk · edit · hist) move request to War in Abkhazia by Yorkporter (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 04 Mar 2024 – discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 26 Mar 2024 – On conducting a special military operation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Special military operation by Wikiexplorationandhelping (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Mar 2024 – Battle of the Bosporus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Action of 10 May 1915 by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Mar 2024 – 2024 western Russia incursion (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions by IanDBeacon (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Mar 2024 – Mykolaiv government building missile strike (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mykolaiv strikes (2022–present) by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Mar 2024 – Mykolaiv cluster bombing (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mykolaiv strikes (2022–present) by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2024 – Battle of Siversk (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Battle of Donbas (2022) by Cinderella157 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jan 2024 – 2 January 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present) by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Dec 2023 – 29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present) by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2023 – Polish–Soviet War in 1919 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Polish–Soviet War in 1920 by Mztourist (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2023 – Polish–Soviet War in 1920 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Polish–Soviet War in 1919 by Mztourist (t · c); see discussion
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
- 05 Jul 2023 – Russian deep submergence rescue vehicle AS-28 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 64.229.90.172 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 May 2023 – Vietnam War (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hanyangprofessor2 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Oct 2022 – Kh-55 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Pibwl (t · c); see discussion
- 19 May 2022 – Spetsnaz (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mzajac (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jul 2019 – t · c); see discussion
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!
- 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