{"id":94139,"date":"2025-06-29T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=94139"},"modified":"2025-02-13T21:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T02:25:46","slug":"does-russia-always-win-its-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/06\/29\/does-russia-always-win-its-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Russia Always Win Its Wars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkjKpeMUp1Y?si=D9orcJt52xmcH6nE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 17 Jan 2025<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Federation is at war with Ukraine, and some of its supporters insist it will win because Russia doesn&#8217;t lose wars. They point to its vast territory, its cold climate, its manpower reserves, or its peoples&#8217; ability to endure hardship and accept death \u2013 and they point to great Russian victories of the past. So let&#8217;s put this claim to the test and see what history has to say about Russia&#8217;s record on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:03 Mongol Invasion of Kyivan Rus&#8217;<br \/>\n03:29 Livonian War<br \/>\n04:52 Time of Troubles<br \/>\n06:13 3rd and 4th Coalition Wars<br \/>\n08:12 Crimean War<br \/>\n09:31 Russo-Japanese War<br \/>\n11:44 First World War &#038; Russian Civil War<br \/>\n14:07 Polish-Soviet War<br \/>\n15:25 Winter War<br \/>\n16:48 Soviet-Afghan War<br \/>\n18:34 First Chechen War<br \/>\n19:33 Conclusion<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb MORE RUSSIAN HISTORY VIDEOS:<br \/>\nNapoleon&#8217;s Invasion of Russia:    \u2022 Napoleon&#8217;s Downfall: Invasion of Russ&#8230;<br \/>\nCrimean War:    \u2022 The Crimean War 1853-1856 (Documentary)<br \/>\nRusso Japanese War:    \u2022 World War Zero &#8211; The Russo Japanese W&#8230;<br \/>\nRussian Revolutions:    \u2022 The Two Russian Revolutions 1917 (Doc&#8230;<br \/>\nPolish-Soviet War:    \u2022 The Polish Soviet War 1919-1921 (Docu&#8230;<br \/>\nWinter War:    \u2022 Soviet Invasion of Finland: Winter Wa&#8230;<br \/>\nBattle of Kursk:    \u2022 Why Germany Lost the Battle of Kursk &#8230;<br \/>\nBattle of Berlin:    \u2022 Downfall: The Battle of Berlin 1945 (&#8230;  <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT US<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nRose Flaglor, Reed Spilmann, Jim Frame, Erik Ritter, Cardboard, Ken Brownfield, David Garfinkle, Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nEngelstein, Laura. <em>Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War 1914-1921<\/em>. Oxford University Press, 2017.<br \/>\nFennell, John. <em>The Crisis of Medieval Russia 1200-1304<\/em>. Routledge, 2014.<br \/>\nMikaberidze, Alexander. <em>Russian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1807<\/em>. Frontline Books, 2015.<br \/>\nRentola, Kimmo. <em>How Finland Survived Stalin. From Winter War to Cold War, 1939-1950<\/em>. Yale University Press, 2023.<br \/>\n\u0414\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u043d \u0410. \u0418. \u041f\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0440\u0430. \u0418\u0437\u0434. \u0438\u043c. \u0410. \u0427\u0435\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0430, 1953.<br \/>\n\u041b\u0430\u043f\u0448\u0438\u043d \u042e.\u041c. \u0410\u0444\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1diaXEwT0RfNTFqMHZMNE9RQUxqWmtITHVSd3xBQ3Jtc0ttdDVPS3Y5d3djd0hDb283bEVDMWExeE9FYTh2MHlWbE9wS1ltVFNXWHh6WUdmWDMtWmRYYXVoa2pndHFUamV3TERtOVNaTXpVTTJ5eXhvWnZ3LWt4WlBoRVdYQ1hlRm9lQkxHbG90S0Q1dy1JeGZyVQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fmilitera.lib.ru%2Fdb%2Flapshin_um%2F03.html&#038;v=pkjKpeMUp1Y\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/militera.lib.ru\/db\/lapshin_um\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u041a\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432 \u0410. \u0418. \u0417\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430 \u041a\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430 (1812-1883). \u041d\u0430\u0443\u043a\u0430, 2002.<br \/>\n\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0440\u044f \u0411.\u041d. \u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d \u0413\u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0439. \u041c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0430\u044f \u0433\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0438\u044f, 2002.<br \/>\n\u041f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0420\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u0411\u0430\u0442\u044b\u0435\u043c  (<em>The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan<\/em>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmk3SFpJZ25fV0g5SFZxMFlWblNWYWU3S0hQd3xBQ3Jtc0tuS3o3UVJkR1BnVWtSYjU3eWR1aVBfeW9BVVdlWVlMcURiQVZxNTE0ajM2NzlWaDN2RmZib2VlOE9yX01UcHpqa19ISXA4ZlhZZGFScFVSSzlyNFpPazNzbGpYbnRINHR6ckxCalBKMWxfcDNsRTZDNA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Flib.pushkinskijdom.ru%2FDefault.aspx%3Ftabid%3D4956&#038;v=pkjKpeMUp1Y\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/lib.pushkinskijdom.ru\/Default&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u0425\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043d \u0418.\u0410. \u0421\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0430 \u0434\u043d\u0435\u0439, \u0438 \u0446\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0439, \u0438 \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445. http:\/\/lib.pushkinskijdom.ru\/Default&#8230;.<br \/>\n\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u0432 \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432: \u0432\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e. 1914-1918. \/\/ \u0422. 4: \u0414\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u044f \u00ab\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u044b \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0438\u044f\u00bb.  (\u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u044d\u043d\u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0434\u0438\u044f, 2014)<br \/>\n\u0410\u0439\u0440\u0430\u043f\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u041e.\u0420.  \u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u043a \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0445\u0443. \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e-\u044f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430 1904-1905 \u0433\u0433.. \u0412\u043e\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e-\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f. \u0422\u043e\u0440\u0433\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0414\u043e\u043c \u0410\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043c, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Sofia Shirogorova, Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig<\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images, AP and Reuters<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nMusic Library: Epidemic Sound<\/p>\n<p>All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image.<\/p>\n<p>All rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 17 Jan 2025 The Russian Federation is at war with Ukraine, and some of its supporters insist it will win because Russia doesn&#8217;t lose wars. They point to its vast territory, its cold climate, its manpower reserves, or its peoples&#8217; ability to endure hardship and accept death \u2013 and they point [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5,1119,246,230],"tags":[218,1335,650,958,703,840,1009,228,1418,726,1255],"class_list":["post-94139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-military","category-russia","category-ww1","category-ww2","tag-afghanistan","tag-barbarossa","tag-civilwar","tag-crimea","tag-middleages","tag-mongolia","tag-napoleon","tag-poland","tag-russojapanesewar","tag-ukraine","tag-winterwar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2hpV6-oun","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94140,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94139\/revisions\/94140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}