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2010.
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This chronological and topical outline describes the institutional and doctrinal evolution of the Soviet and Russian Armies from 1946 through 2009 within the broad context of vital political, economic, and social developments and a wide range of important international and national occurrences. Its intent is to foster further informed discussion of the subject. Each of the article's sub-sections portrays military developments in the Soviet or Russian Armies during one of the eight postwar periods Soviet and Russian military scholars, themselves, routinely identify as distinct stages in the development and evolution of their Armed Forces. Each of the periods, argue Russian commentators, is distinguishable by a wide range of characteristics, both internal and external, that prove unique to each period.
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092153
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2009.
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It seems that for the European Union (EU) its relationship with Russia is fraught with bitter frustrations. If we take the optimistic rhetoric of the 1990s at face value, then the relationship and later strategic partnership with Russia was to result in a substantial degree of convergence and cooperation between the parties. In the words of the Union's Common Strategy on Russia, the aim was nothing less than:
A stable, democratic and prosperous Russia, firmly anchored in a united Europe free of new dividing lines … [and] a stable, open and pluralistic democracy in Russia, governed by the rule of law and underpinning a prosperous market economy benefiting alike all the people of Russia and of the European Union.
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