CASS SERIES ON SOVIET (RUSSIAN) THEORY AND PRACTICE
THE RUSSIAN MILITARY INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
CASS SERIES ON SOVIET (RUSSIAN) MILITARY THEORY AND PRACTICE
Series Editor: David M. Glantz
ISSN 14620936
This series examines in detail the evolution of Soviet (Russian) military science and studies the Soviet method of converting theory into military practice. Separate volumes focus on how successful the Soviets were in applying their theories in combat and on how they structured their forces to suit the requirements of changing times.
1. David M. Glantz, Soviet Military Deception in the Second World War (ISBN 07146 3347 X cloth, 0 7146 4063 8 paper)
2. David M. Glantz, Soviet Military Operational Art: In Pursuit of Deep Battle (ISBN 0 7146 3362 3 cloth, 0 7146 4077 8 paper)
3. David M. Glantz, Soviet Military Intelligence in War (ISBN 0 7146 3374 7 cloth, 0 7146 4076 X paper)
4. David M. Glantz, The Soviet Conduct of Tactical Maneuver: Spearhead of the Offensive (ISBN 0 7146 3373 9 cloth, 0 7146 4079 4 paper)
5. David M. Glantz, The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union: A History (ISBN 0 7146 3435 2 cloth)
6. David M. Glantz, The History of Soviet Airborne Forces (0 7146 3483 2 cloth, 0 7146 4120 0 paper)
7. M.A. Gareev, translated by Yakov Vladimirovich Fomenko. Edited and with an Introduction by Jacob W. Kipp, If War Comes Tomorrow? The Contours of Future Armed Conflict (ISBN 0 7146 4801 9 cloth, 0 7146 4368 8 paper)
8. Stephen J. Cimbala, editor, The Russian Military into the Twenty-first Century (ISBN 0 7146 5080 3 cloth)
CASS SERIES ON SOVIET (RUSSIAN) MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Series Editor: David M. Glantz
ISSN 14620944
This series focuses on Soviet military experiences in specific campaigns or operations.
1. David M. Glantz, From the Don to the Dnepr, Soviet Offensive Operations, December 1942 to August 1943 (ISBN 07146 3401 8 cloth, 0 7146 4064 6 paper)
2. David M. Glantz, The Initial Period of War on the Eastern Front: 22 JuneAugust 1941 (ISBN 07146 3375 5 cloth, 0 7146 4298 3 paper)
3. Carl Van Dyke, The Soviet Invasion of Finland, 193940 (ISBN 0 7146 4653 5 cloth, 0 7146 4314 9 paper)
4. Leonid Grenkevich, The Soviet Partisan Movement 19411944, edited and with a Foreword by David M. Glantz (ISBN 0 7146 4874 4 cloth, 0 7146 4428 5 paper)
5. Tony Le Tissier, Race for the Reichstag: The 1945 Battle for Berlin (ISBN 0 7146 4929 5 cloth, 0 7146 4489 7 paper)
6. Robert Seely, Russo-Chechen Conflict, 18002000: A Deadly Embrace (ISBN 0 7146 4992 9 cloth, 0 7146 8060 5 paper)
THE RUSSIAN MILITARY INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Edited by
STEPHEN J. CIMBALA
Penn State Delaware County Campus
First published in 2001 by
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The Russian military into the twenty-first century. (Cass series on Soviet (Russian) military theory and practice) 1. Russia (Federation) Armed forces 2. Russia (Federation) Defenses 3. Russia (Federation) Military policy I. Cimbala, Stephen J.
355.009470905
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The Russian military into the twenty-first century/edited by Stephen J. Cimbala.
p. cm. (Cass series on Soviet (Russian) military theory and practice)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Russia (Federation) Armed Forces. 2. Russia (Federation) Defenses. 3. World politics 21st century. I. Cimbala, Stephen J. II. Series.
UA770.R847 2001
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Contents
Stephen J. Cimbala
John Erickson
Peter Rainow
Stephen J. Blank
Pavel K. Baev
Timothy L. Thomas
Stephen J. Cimbala
Stephen L. Webber
Yelizaveta Bogoslovskaya, Ella Polyakova and Yelena Vilenskaya
Stephen J. Cimbala
Pavel K. Baev is a Senior Researcher at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) and the Editor of Security Dialogue. Dr Baev graduated from the Moscow State University in 1979 with an MA in Economic and Political Geography. From 1979 to 1988 he worked in a research institute in the USSR Ministry of Defense. In 1988 he gained a PhD in International Relations from the Institute of USA and Canada, USSR Academy of Sciences. From summer 1988 to autumn 1992 he worked in the newly created Institute of Europe, Moscow as Senior Researcher and Head of Section for Military-Political Studies. He has been with PRIO since October 1992. He held the NATO Democratic Institutions Fellowship for 199496. He is the author of several books, among them The Russian Army in a Time of Troubles (1996) and Russias Policies in the Caucasus (1997). His articles on the Russian military posture, Russian-European relations, peacekeeping, and conflict management in Europe have appeared in European Security, International Peacekeeping, Janes Intelligence Review, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Transitions, and The World Today.
Stephen J. Blank is Douglas MacArthur Research Professor, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA. Dr Blank is the author, editor or co-editor of numerous publications on Soviet, Russian, East European, and Commonwealth of Independent States security issues. His books include Imperial Decline: Russias ChangingPosition in Asia and The Sorcerer as Apprentice: Stalins Commissariat of Nationalities, 19171924. His current research includes the revolution in military affairs (RMA) and its impact on Russia, Russian arms control and nuclear strategy, and Russian strategy and policy in East Asia and the Pacific basin. Blank received his PhD in history from the University of Chicago.
Yelizaveta Bogoslovskaya is on the Faculty of Journalism, Leningrad University and is a journalist for St Petersburg Chas Pik. She supports the work of the non-governmental human rights organization, Soldiers Mothers of St Petersburg, committed to investigating human rights abuses in the Russian armed forces and to assisting the victims of illegal actions.
Stephen J. Cimbala is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State University and teaches at the universitys Delaware County Campus, Media, Pennsylvania. Dr Cimbala has contributed to the literature of national security studies, arms control, defense policy, intelligence, and military history for more than 25 years. His recent books include
