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Line 17: − + − − 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.
Essay: Stavridis: Getting Pummeled in War Is a 200-Year Russian Tradition (view source)
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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]
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]
*[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 (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]]).
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]]).