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Published 17 Jan 2025The Russian Federation is at war with Ukraine, and some of its supporters insist it will win because Russia doesn’t lose wars. They point to its vast territory, its cold climate, its manpower reserves, or its peoples’ ability to endure hardship and accept death – and they point to great Russian victories of the past. So let’s put this claim to the test and see what history has to say about Russia’s record on the battlefield.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:03 Mongol Invasion of Kyivan Rus’
03:29 Livonian War
04:52 Time of Troubles
06:13 3rd and 4th Coalition Wars
08:12 Crimean War
09:31 Russo-Japanese War
11:44 First World War & Russian Civil War
14:07 Polish-Soviet War
15:25 Winter War
16:48 Soviet-Afghan War
18:34 First Chechen War
19:33 Conclusion
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Written by: Jesse Alexander
Director: Toni Steller
Editing: Toni Steller
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Research by: Sofia Shirogorova, Jesse Alexander
Fact checking: Florian Wittig
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June 29, 2025
Does Russia Always Win Its Wars?
Filed under: History, Military, Russia, WW1, WW2 — Tags: Afghanistan, Barbarossa, CivilWar, Crimea, MiddleAges, Mongolia, Napoleon, Poland, RussoJapaneseWar, Ukraine, WinterWar — Nicholas @ 02:00
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