Russian and Soviet Logistics from Peter the Great to the Present Day

Davie, H. G. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0956-3024 (2025) Russian and Soviet Logistics from Peter the Great to the Present Day. In: The Routledge Handbook of Soviet and Russian Military Studies. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781032407630

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Abstract

This chapter examines Russian and Soviet logistical provision to its forces from the 18th century through to the present, arguing that Russian and Soviet logistical provision has developed in a particular set of circumstances that has given them a specific nature. The author argues that in Russia's case, the very large size of the country, coupled with limited access to water-borne transport, led the military establishment to tend towards prizing mobility and the delivery of combat power in the short-term over sustainability – a tendency apparent in the early phases of the ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
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Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2025 14:30
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2026 07:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99476
DOI:	10.4324/9781003354635

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