A brief history of Russian invasions

[jw5]

A brief history of Russian invasions​

Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has had the world on the edge of its seat, hoping that the conflict will end as soon as possible and Russia will turn back, especially given the Russian Federation's failure to capture and hold the Donbas region or the city of Kharkiv. Sadly, Russia shows no sign of stepping back, and as recently as May 12 the country has threatened another neighboring state, Finland, who has announced their plans to join NATO. Russia warned they would be forced to take "retaliatory steps" against the Northern European country if it followed through on its membership plan.
For many, the turbulent and tumultuous times that we live in today make it easy to forget the past. Unfortunately, these acts from Russia are far from unprecedented. For centuries, the many forms of Russia, from the Russian Empire to the USSR, have written a long and bloody history of imperialism, aggression, and expansionism.

 

[syed putra]

Make finland, which was part of russia before russian revolution, be part of russia agsin.

 

[jw5]

Russian invasion of Ukraine - 2022​

The world has been watching for several months now as Russian forces have invaded the nation of Ukraine from multiple fronts. While the Ukrainian military has held strong, the conflict has wreaked unthinkable havoc on the cities and people of Ukraine.

 

[jw5]

Russian invasion of Ukraine - 2022​

Since February 2022, more than six million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homeland, and an additional seven million have been displaced internally. Major cities such as the capital, Kyiv, and important port cities like Odessa have been all but destroyed by the Russian military. But this is hardly the beginning of the conflict.

 

[jw5]

Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation - 2014​

In 2014, the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv ended with the pro-Russia ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych being ousted in the Revolution of Dignity. Shortly afterwards, Russia mobilized its military and sent troops to Ukraine in order to complete the job Yanukovych had failed to finish: reinstating Russian rule in the region of Crimea.

 

[jw5]

Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation - 2014​

Despite intense public outcry from Ukraine and the West, Russian forces went along with their invasion and declared Crimea a de facto republic of Russia. Tensions between Ukraine and Russia were extremely high for the eight years that followed, and finally boiled over with Russia's "special military operation" in the eastern territories of Ukraine. But these campaigns of invasion in recent years are far from Russia's first foray into imperialism. The nation in various forms over the years has sought to expand its power.

 

[syed putra]

The west instigated a coup and later recognised a illegal gomen in Ukraine that started the whole mess.

 

[jw5]

Russo-Persian Wars - 1826-1828​

The Russo-Persian Wars raged intermittently for hundreds of years, with the first conflict beginning in 1651 and the last concluding in 1828, with the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay. These wars were fought primarily over each empire's claims to the territories along the Caucasus mountains, namely modern-day Georgia and Armenia.

 

[jw5]

Russo-Persian Wars - 1826-1828​

Throughout these centuries of conflict, the regions being fought over changed hands numerous times between the two empires. The Treaty of Turkmenchay ceded most of the territories to the Russian Empire, although these regions fought for their independence numerous times during the following centuries.

 

[jw5]

Russian invasion of Manchuria - 1900​

Following the events of the Sino-Japanese War, the Russian Empire took advantage of the weakened state of both the Chinese and Japanese armies to make a move of expansion eastward, into Manchuria, in modern-day North China.

 

[jw5]

Russian invasion of Manchuria - 1900​

Once Manchuria was under Russian control, the army proceeded to execute any Chinese that spoke out against the occupation and destroyed numerous villages, forcing large groups of Manchurian residents to flee south. Russia lost control of most of Manchuria at the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

 

[jw5]

Estonian War of Independence - 1918-1920​

The Bolshevik Red Army started an offensive campaign to take control of Estonia shortly after German troops left the area in 1917. By the end of 1918, the Russian army was at Estonia's doorstep, and while the infant nation had little chance of defending itself, Western allies provided support.

 

[jw5]

Estonian War of Independence - 1918-1920​

Both Britain and Finland provided Estonia with arms and ammunition. While the first months of the invasion saw Russia capture half of Estonia's territory, the tides of war shifted in 1919 and the Estonian military, along with Finnish support troops and volunteers, were able to push Russia back across the previously established border.

 

[jw5]

Red Army invasion of Armenia - 1920​

Just one year after their failed invasion of Estonia, the Red Army pushed into Armenia in an effort to support the growing interior Armenian Bolshevik forces who were attempting to stage an insurrection and fight off invading Turks at the same time.

 

[jw5]

Red Army invasion of Armenia - 1920​

With the Armenian army so preoccupied and weakened by the Turkish invasion, the Bolshevik powers both native and Russian were able to topple the Republic of Armenia and establish the Armenian Soviet Republic.

 

[eatshitndie]

soviets invaded lviv in ukraine and poland after ww1 in the 20s and kena whacked until balik kampong. the commies sued for peace after their massive and numerically superior armies are routed by inferior polish forces. this story not many talk about.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Soviet_War_in_1920

 

[Hypocrite-The]

soviets invaded lviv in ukraine and poland after ww1 in the 20s and kena whacked until balik kampong. the commies sued for peace after their massive and numerically superior armies are routed by inferior polish forces. this story not many talk about.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Soviet_War_in_1920

 

[syed putra]

WwI is just over 100 years ago.
And WWII just over 70.

 

[winners]

Make finland, which was part of russia before russian revolution, be part of russia agsin.

How many times must I remind you that Finland belonged to the Sweden King long before Russia's occupation.

 

[gingerlyn]

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Russian invasion of Manchuria - 1900​

Once Manchuria was under Russian control, the army proceeded to execute any Chinese that spoke out against the occupation and destroyed numerous villages, forcing large groups of Manchurian residents to flee south. Russia lost control of most of Manchuria at the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

Chinese still worship Russians