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Russian Officer Corps and Military Efficiency, 1800–1914

Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History. 2015. No. 2(16). P. 413–422.
Boltunova E.

This review article is the analysis of recent historiography on the issue of military efficiency of the Russian officer corps in 1800–1914. The author reviews three monographs published not long ago (Gudrun Persson's book on Russian military thinking of the second part of the 19th century, John W. Steinberg's research on Russian General Staff in late 19th – early 20th century and Dmitrii Kopelev's study of the German party in the Russian Navy and Fleet) and gives an interpretation of academic research of the theme, approaches applied and findings presented.

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Keywords: World War Isocial historyRussian-Turkish warsmilitary historyRussian history, 19th - 20th centuryAdmiral KrusensternMikhail DragomirovAleksandr SuvorovGeneral Staff Academy
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