Between Georgia And Crimea: The Social Dimensions Of War For The Russian Military
Journal: Wellesley College Digital RepositoryWellesley (Wellesley College)
Year: 2016

What factors are vital to the success of military operations? In the case of the contemporary Russian military, most scholars have attributed success in both Georgia (2008) and Crimea (2014) to a reformed and technologically improved military. Despite a widely accepted “victory” in Georgia, Russia’s military performed disastrously, which catalyzed a series of reforms and modernization projects within the military. Many scholars have traced these reforms to the success of Russia’s operations in C