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Essay: Stavridis: Getting Pummeled in War Is a 200-Year Russian Tradition (view source)
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*[https://archive.md/ya4oV#selection-3471.0-3471.55 Getting Pummeled in War Is a 200-Year Russian Tradition]
*[https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/08/05/19-wars-russia-has-lost-from-ivan-the-terrible-to-vladimir-putin/ 19 Russian Wars Ending in Defeat, From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin]
*[https://listverse.com/2014/02/02/10-epic-russian-military-disasters/ 10 Epic Russian Military Disasters]
*[https://www.jpost.com/international/article-700969 A history of Russia's spectacular defeats]
*[https://www.rbth.com/history/326680-5-worst-russians-defeats 5 worst military defeats in Russian history]
*[https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles/2022/03/2/7135060/ Russia used to lose wars, says history.]
Throughout its long history, from its formation as the medieval state Kievan Rus' in the 9th century to the Russian Federation as we know it today, Russia has seen some bitter military defeats. Some of these have had devastating consequences, resulting, for example, in the loss of large swathes of territory, and even threatening the country's very existence. So, what are Russia's greatest military thrashings?"[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russias-greatest-military-defeats/ss-AAXUJd9]
*[https://markgelbart.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/list-of-wars-russia-lost-over-the-past-150-years/ List of Wars Russia Lost over the Past 150 Years]
Another potential essay or potential alternate title of this essay: [[User: Conservative/Essay: Russian military defeats in history]], initial research at: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Russia List of wars involving Russia] (Red ones are the military defeats), in a [[pyrrhic victory]] a country can "win" a war, but still get pummeled.
Any "victory" Russia achieves in the war in Ukraine in terms of land gained will be a [[pyrrhic victory]] (See: [[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]).
Use some of the resources at:
*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]).
== Alcoholism in Russia and the war in Ukraine ==
''See also:'' [[User:Conservative/Alcoholism in Russia]]
*[https://nypost.com/2023/06/14/putins-staff-start-each-day-with-bottle-of-vodka-report/ Putin’s ‘stressed’ administration staff start each day with bottle of vodka: report], NY Post, 2023
*[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12193309/Putins-administration-staff-starting-day-bottle-vodka.html Putin's administration staff 'are starting the day with a bottle of vodka and Security Council's Dmitry Medvedev is often drunk when he writes his apocalyptic threats of nuclear war'], Daily Mail, June 2023
=== Russia soldiers, alcoholism and the war in Ukraine ===
*[https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4088951-russia-is-losing-in-ukraine-because-of-its-army-of-addicts/ Russian troops are battling high and drunk: It’s nothing new], The Hill, July 2023
In 2023, Business Insider reported: "Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows."<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-vodka-historian-sees-parallels-between-now-and-past-wars-2023-4 Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows.], Business Insider, 2023</ref>
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[[File:04656 market in Sanok.JPG|thumbnail|1000px|center|In 2023, Russia had the second highest alcoholism rate in the world as far as it being a problem with both genders.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcoholism-by-country Alcoholism by country]</ref> In addition, in 2023 Russia had the highest alcoholism rate for males.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcoholism-by-country Alcoholism by country]</ref>
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In 2019, it was reported that every year 500,000 people die due to alcohol in Russia.<ref>''[https://www.obserwatorfinansowy.pl/in-english/macroeconomics/demographic-crisis-in-russia/ Demographic crisis in Russia]'' by Adam Gwiazda, 2019</ref>
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In 2023, Business Insider reported: "Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows."<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-vodka-historian-sees-parallels-between-now-and-past-wars-2023-4 Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows.], Business Insider, 2023</ref>
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''Jerusalem Post'': [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-736145 Many Russian troop deaths tied to alcohol, gun accidents, hypothermia -UK], 2023]]
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