The grand strategy of the Russian Empire 1650 1831 I: The formation of Russias grand strategy 1650 1743 1. The geopolitical background The western theater The southern theater The eastern theater 2. Mobile armies Strategic penetration Concentrated deployment The economic foundation 3. Client states and societies Client states: the western theater Client societies: the western and southern theaters Client societies: the eastern theater II: Hegemonic expansionism 1743 1796 4. Deep strikes Sweden France and Prussia The Russo Turkish wars Marking time 5. Peripheral deployment After the seven years war: 1763 The emerging force structure: 1765 1796 The fragmentation of the strategic force: 1796 1801 6. Economy culture client societies The economy The ideology of Russias grand strategy Client states and societies III: The territorialization of the empire 1797 1831 7. Strategic penetration Italy Holland Sweden and Turkey 1799 1812 The war with France 1812 1815 Persia Turkey and Poland 1815 1831 8. Dispersion of the strategic force Growth of the army and deployment 1801 1812 War and peace 1812 1831 Peripheral deployment 9. Fortress empire The economy Client states and societies old and new Army police ideology