Introduction
Years ago, a war so devastating that it catalyzed history greatly broke out. It bred a great, whole new branch of history: “The Great War”. By the end of The Great War, everyone had lost what they loved the most. None of the leaders imagined their countries or nations to morph into these vast wastelands. A Versailles Treaty was then instituted to officially end The Great War, but little did they know, it was their ticket to another.
As each nation or country started to ascent and regain what they have lost, they are yet again to face another great war, World War II. This, again, devastated each and every participant. It cost the lives of millions of people, innocent and guilty. As we now journey in the twenty-first century, are we yet to face another great war? Are you ready for another one?
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Although they have only one aircraft carrier, they have more corvettes and coastal defense crafts than the U.S. Navy.
C.) Russia
1. Budget
-Russia’s military budget will be reduced by five percent in 2016 due to the country’s economic situation. In 2016, they have decided to allot forty-five billion Rubles or $629.7 billion. That is more than the budget for defense of the United States of America despite the country’s economic situation.
2. Military
a) Manpower
-Russia has 766 thousand active frontline personnel, 2.5 million reserved personnel, and forty-seven million fit for service out of seventy million civilian manpower. Although Russia has quite few active frontline personnel compared to China and the United States, Russia has a lot of reserved officers available.
b) Land force
-Russia’s land force has 15,398 tanks, 31,298 armored fighting vehicles, 5,972 self-propelled guns, 4,625 towed-artilleries, and 3,793 multiple-launch rocket systems in
Almost 70 years has being passed since the last world war was declared its end. These days, it is said that if the third world war is occurred in the current world, it should be a total warfare with nuclear weapons (Gunn, 2004:70). In general the World War II (WWII) is often considered as a case of total war; now, there can be a question about the existence of total war in the world history.
Russian inability to recognize changing tactics and weapons of modern warfare is inexcusable but sadly explainable. Because the Czar tended to centralize power and surround himself with "yes men," he missed the good advice of those in his country who could have helped guide Russia into war. Some of these choices can also be blamed on misconceptions of Russian capabilities, and of its military identity. The military reforms that were not completely halted by inept leaders were otherwise thwarted by the lack of details with which an army mobilizes and fights. Details were not an important aspect for Russian pre-war strategy or estimations.
Russia has built a strong, but stagnating economy on several natural resources to include the refinery and export of natural gas and oil. According to the Jim Picht (2014) exportation of natural gas and oil to Eastern Europe account for 70 percent of Russia’s exports and 53 percent of the government’s revenue. Along with exporting oil to Eastern Europe, Russia also exports too many countries to include China and Belarus. Europe fueled majority by Russian supplied natural gas and oil, the dependency of Europe’s need for this natural resource is the reason Russia’s economy is so strong. In 2014, when Russia decided to invade the neighboring country of Ukraine has led Europe to begin searching for other suppliers of their natural resources. If Europe finds other countries to supply the natural resources
We really amazed you with our first set of seven startling facts that you didn’t know about Russia, and now we have finally returned with part two! There is so much more to learn about this astounding and unique country, and our list offers the best of the best facts that you never knew! Don’t forget to check back for our coming articles, parts three and four, to see the remaining 16 startling facts that you didn’t know about Russia!
While Russia army were more superior to its navy. The army was large in number but spread so thin protecting their massive land lends little support to its navy. The resources that were allocated to
The remoteness of the Volga Region the Ural Region, Siberia and the Far East was favorable for the anti-Bolshevik forces, and the "Whites" set up a number of groups or organizations in the cities of these regions. Some of the military forces were set up on the basis of clandestine officers organizations in the cities. The Czechoslovak had been part of the Russian army and were around 30,000 troops strong by October 1917.
World War I, as we know it today, was once thought of as “the war to end all wars” and was seen as a means to purify and strengthen the entirety of the human race. What millions of people hadn't foreseen was the outbreak of a Second World War arguably thousands of times more devastating and horrific than the last. When World War I ended, delegates from the victors’ countries gathered together in Paris to discuss post-war solutions and ways to establish peace while being compensated for their losses. The agreement they came to, some reluctantly, was disclosed in the Treaty of Versailles. In short, the Allies demanded immense reparations from Germany, betrayed Italy, and inspired Japan. Desperately seeking a solution or course of action, these
Moscow is the Country’s political, economic, industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center (Center, 2008). Rings make up most of the city of Moscow, and in the center of Moscow is the Kremlin, which is where the communist party would coincide with each other, although in today’s era the Kremlin is where the President and Congress are located. Furthermore, there is one major river the runs through Moscow that is the Moskva River. When you get into the center of the city towards the Kremlin, you will notice twenty feet high walls sounding it and multiple security towers. The city has many multi-story structures as well as single story buildings. Russia’s lines of communications are comparable to the United States. Russia has many lines of communications such as cell phones, radios, and landlines. They also have satellites, UAV’s, etc. A key infrastructure on the European side of Russia is the city of Nizhniy Novgorod, and its industry made it the fourth largest city in Russia making it a key infrastructure. It also hosts medical and school facilities. It was first founded as a military base to hold off invaders in the early 1200’s.
Since the end of the Cold War in 1991, Russia’s military has experienced mass-scale fragmentation and disarray across three main fronts: funding, readiness, and strength. Few Soviet troops that deployed to former Union territories of the were able to return, low budgets resulted in equipment being neglected or sold, and desertion was rampant. To modernize, Russia made capital investments – $61 billion or 4.5% of GDP in 2016, as an example – to remedy this situation. This military overhaul resulted in a Russian force that is more capable, better equipped, and more dangerous than ever before. Russia now possesses significantly advanced and near-peer military capabilities that potentially present challenges to the technological superiority
But many Russian units were poorly prepared. They did not have enough rifles or ammunition and their equipment was out of date. Many officers had maps that were completely useless.
After two years of defeat and the loss of more than five million men and two-thirds of the industrial capacity of the country, the Soviet army was able to blunt, then drive back the German attack. The USSR out-produced Germany in the quality of most major weapons, form a small industry base, producing seventy thousand tanks, and two hundred thousand aircraft [1]. The impressive production of weapons was achieved by turning the whole of the remaining Soviet area into what Stalin called ‘a single armed camp’, focusing all efforts on military production and extorting maximum labor from the
Russia’s recent recession was caused by a combination of falling oil prices, international sanctions, and structural limitations. The Russian economy is heavily reliant on its natural resource deposits, and in particular, it is reliant on oil. A significant portion of the oil and energy sector is nationalized, and petroleum (crude, refined, and gas) accounts for 54% of Russia’s exports. Russia’s heavy reliance on oil makes it vulnerable to terms-of-trade shocks, and thus, when oil prices plunged 77% from June 2014 to January 2016, Russia entered a recession. Falling oil prices were further compounded by the imposition of economic sanctions. Beginning in 2014, the United States and its European allies imposed sanctions against Russia for its aggressive activity in Ukraine and subsequent annexation of Crimea. These sanctions, among other things, limit the financing of six of Russia’s largest banks and four energy companies, cut into Russia’s ability to produce oil, and discouraged exports to Russia. In part because of these sanctions and in part because of its entrenched Soviet structures and institutions, Russia’s economy remains relatively closed; its current account balance amounts to a positive 3.5% of its GDP. The double shock of falling oil prices and international sanctions spurred Russia’s 2014 recession, but the Russian economy is expected to recover as oil prices
Russia is the largest country with a land size of 6,592,812 Square Miles, 17,075,400 Square Kilometers (The USSR had a land mass of 8,144,228 Square Miles). Russia occupies most of Eastern Europe to North Asia. It stretches all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean to the Black Sea/Caucus Mountain Region. Russia is bordered by North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Norway. Russia resides in 11 time zones. Russia’s highest peak is Mount Elbrus: 5,642 m with the Caspian Sea (-28 m) is its lowest point.
The state of the Russian economy does not make the situation any better. Oil makes up two-thirds of the total exports from Russia, despite multiple discussions to diversify resource reliance (David, 2017). The global financial crisis of 2009, coupled with “falling oil prices, international sanctions, and structural limitations pushed Russia into a deep recession in 2015, with the GDP falling by close to 4%.” (CIA World Factbook, 2017). The contracting economy continues into 2016, with the GDP falling another 0.6%, expecting to fall by another 5% in 2017 if oil continues below $40 per barrel. Without an immediate negotiation to either lift trade sanctions or find an alternative resource dependence, the economic decline will continue. Trade sanctions emplaced after the Crimea incident in 2014 were implemented by the European Union (EU) and the United States to target the Russian financial, energy, and defense sectors (Lee, 2016). The continued devaluation of the Russian ruble multiplied the effect of strain on the fledgling nation. Currency values fell approximately 50% since the middle of 2014; in turn, making it more expensive for Russia to import from other countries. The future of Russia’s economy is uncertain. Unless their leadership
Over the past ten years, Russia was seeing economic growth. One of the most important indicators for a county is the GDP gross domestic product. It measures the total economic production for a country and represents the value of goods and services produced by the economy (“Economic Indicators,” 2003). Despite a slight dip from 2013-2014 and a bit of a dive during the recession years Russia’s GDP has skyrocketed over the last 10 years. Government action had unemployment in Russia at an all decade low and wages were up though that had resulted in a worker shortage. This indicator shows that Russia was on a strong growth path and was set to have a major impact on the 21st