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This 2004 volume examines how Imperial Russia's armed forces sought to adapt to the challenges of modern warfare. Russian rulers always understood the need to maintain armed forces capable of preserving the empire's power, yet they faced the dilemma of importing European military innovations while keeping out subversive political ideas.Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, David is the author of 'Reforming the Tsar's Army Military Innovation in Imperial Russia from Peter the Great to the Revolution' with ISBN 9780521819886 and ISBN 0521819881.
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