Army of the world

We have heard many stories about samurai, the mere mention of which we associate with examples of courage and courage, with immutable rules of respect for honor and dignity. Involuntarily suggests a comparison of the samurai with the knights of medieval Europe. However, if the knight’s title meant recognition of a person of high status in society and could be transferred, both by inheritance and be given to the commoner for special merit, the Japanese samurai were a separate feudal-military caste.

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Motorized rifle troops (MRV) is a branch of the land forces, which is an infantry equipped with means of transportation and fire support. In our time, motorized rifle troops are the basis of most armies in the world. Their main task is to conduct large-scale ground operations, both independently and in coordination with other branches of the military.

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After the end of the Cold War, significant changes took place in the European countries of NATO - they significantly reduced the number of army personnel. Thus, the British fell by about one third, the French - by almost half. But it turns out that this is not the limit. The most significant reduction in ground forces occurred in Germany, where the army was reduced from 360 thousand in 1990 to 62 thousand by now.

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At the beginning of this year, a new Hollywood action movie "Assassin's Creed", based on the Assassin's Creed series of mega-popular computer games, appeared on the wide Russian screen. However, now it is not about the artistic merit of this work, especially since, to put it mildly, they are rather controversial. In the center of the film, the activities of the brotherhood of assassins - the secret organization of cold-blooded spies and murderers who fight the Spanish Inquisition and the Templars.

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By Semenovskiy means the regiment, which was part of the Russian Imperial Army, as well as the regiment re-established in 2012, which is part of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Historical background The history of the Semenov regiment dates back to the comical troops of Tsar Peter Alekseevich, later titled by Emperor Peter the First and named Great.

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The Presidential Regiment of the Moscow Kremlin Commandant's Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is a military unit, the main function of which is to serve for the protection and defense of the facilities of the Kremlin, as well as important institutions located in it. Historical background The October Revolution established the Bolshevik government in Russia.

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At present, the attitude towards Islam in the world can be called ambiguous. The reason for this is a real explosion of drive, which has been occurring in the Muslim world in the last few decades. Today, the rest of the world is watching with great surprise and apprehension the passions seething in the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Военно-морской флот - это эффективный геополитический инструмент, позволяющий государству отстаивать свои интересы далеко за пределами собственных границ в различных уголках земного шара. Американский адмирал Альфред Мэхэн написал в своей книге "Влияние морской мощи на историю", что военно-морские силы (ВМС) оказывают влияние на политику уже фактом своего существования.

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The second half of the twentieth century can be called the “rocket age”. Mankind has used rockets for a long time - but only in the middle of the last century, the development of technologies made it possible to begin their effective use, including as a tactical and strategic weapon. Today, rockets deliver astronauts into orbit, take satellites into space, with their help we study distant planets, but much more widespread use of rocket technologies found in military affairs.

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There are no people who would not hear about the squires. Most believe that the squires of the knights were some kind of serf rumor who had to serve their masters. In fact, the squire is a very honorary title, after several years of service in this field, young people could become knights.

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About hussars composed a lot of poems and songs, which eventually became an integral part of the army folklore for an entire era. Russian hussars, military feats which are fanned by legends, rightfully occupy one of the leading places in the heroic chronicle of the Russian army. And although this type of light cavalry did not appear in Russia, today the Russian army can hardly be imagined without hussar regiments.

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The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is a Kurdish military and political organization whose goal is to create a national autonomy for Kurds within the Turkish state. In a broad sense, it fights for the political rights of the Kurds living in Turkey. To achieve its goals, the PKK often uses terrorist attacks and the abduction of civilians, for which in some countries (Turkey and the United States) the PKK is classified as a terrorist organization.

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Авиация и военно-морской флот составляют основу военной мощи Соединенных Штатов Америки. Не стоит верить распространенным мифам о том, что американцы не умеют сражаться на суше - это абсолютно не соответствует действительности. Армия США способна вести успешные наземные операции против любого противника.

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The significance of the air force in the modern war is immense, and the conflicts of the last decades confirm this. The Russian Air Force is second only to the US Air Force in the number of aircraft. Russian military aviation has a long and glorious history; until recently, the Russian air force was a separate type of troops; in August last year, the Russian air force became part of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.

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Prominent American military theorist Rear Admiral Alfred Mahan once said that the navy influences politics by the very fact of its existence. This statement is hard to argue. For several centuries England was the most powerful maritime power in the world, the borders of the British Empire were drawn by the outposts of its warships.

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A noticeable geopolitical tendency of the last decades was the rapid strengthening of China and its gradual transformation from a regional leader into a superpower, which no longer conceals its global ambitions. Today, the PRC has the second economy in the world, and it continues to grow rapidly; more than a third of the growth of world GDP is provided by China.

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