How does Russia lose wars?

Where I agree with this scoundrel is that studying Russian history is necessary to understand how it loses. I’ve decided to provide a brief education on the poison of "victory" propaganda.

The Crimean War was a defeat for Russia. This is, by the way, the only time Russia fought against the “collective West” and lost. Let's pay attention to an important point: Tsar Nicholas I died in the middle of the war, and the internal crisis led to the defeat.

The Russian-Japanese War was a defeat for Russia. One of the most shameful defeats. In the Battle of Tsushima, the Russians lost 34 ships and the Japanese lost 3 boats. Let's pay attention to an important point: in 1905, the first revolutionary attempts began to undermine Russia from within.

The First World War was Russia's defeat. As a result of the revolution, the army virtually collapsed, and in March 1918, Soviet Russia signed the Brest Peace Treaty, which cemented its defeat in the war. Again, internal factors led to the defeat.

The Afghan war was the defeat of the Soviet Union (and Russia as its successor). Again, the reason for the defeat is Gorbachev's internal reforms and destabilization.

The first Chechen war was a defeat for Russia. Internal criminal chaos and political disarray led to a crushing defeat for the Russian army.

You already understand what I'm getting at: Russia often loses wars, and almost always because of internal destabilization. Most often it is war that causes this internal destabilization, when there are no quick victories.

And let me remind you that for Russia, there have been no quick wins for three years now. A war that Russia doesn't win quickly overwhelms its forces and leads to collapse. 

And if you don't believe me, study Russian history: no one believed that the tsarist regime would fall in 1917.

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About the author. Victor Andrusiv, political and public figure, analyst and publicist

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