The Military history of the Russian Empire encompasses the history of armed conflict in which the Empire participated. This history stretches from its creation in 1721 by Peter the Great, until the Russian Revolution (1917), which led to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Much of the related events involve the Imperial Russian Army, Imperial Russian Navy, and from the early twentieth century, the Imperial Russian Air Service.
Read more about Military History Of The Russian Empire: Imperial Russia, Catherine I and Peter II, Anna I, Elizabeth, Peter III, Russian Imperial Expansion and Maturation, Napoleonic Wars and The Decembrists' Revolt
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