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Russia
Wikidata · Q159
Active span
1853 – 2022
Profile
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and a major cultural centre.
Where they fought
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When they fought
24 battles · 2 wars
Most active in 1904 — 9 catalogued battles.
Battles
24 engagements
November 4, 1853
Battle of Oltenitza
Crimean War
November 30, 1853
Battle of Sinop
Crimean War
September 20, 1854
Battle of Alma
Crimean War
October 25, 1854
Battle of Balaclava
Crimean War
August 1, 1854
Battle of Bomarsund
Crimean War
November 5, 1854
Battle of Inkerman
Crimean War
September 1, 1854
Siege of Petropavlovsk
Crimean War
January 1, 1854
Siege of Sevastopol
Crimean War
January 1, 1854
Siege of Silistra (1854)
Crimean War
February 17, 1855
Battle of Eupatoria
Crimean War
October 17, 1855
Battle of Kinburn
Crimean War
June 18, 1855
Battle of Malakoff
Crimean War
August 16, 1855
Battle of the Chernaya
Crimean War
November 29, 1855
Siege of Kars
Crimean War
November 24, 1855
Siege of Taganrog
Crimean War
February 9, 1904
Battle of Chemulpo Bay
Russo-Japanese War
August 20, 1904
Battle of Korsakov
Russo-Japanese War
August 25, 1904
Battle of Liaoyang
Russo-Japanese War
July 17, 1904
Battle of Motien Pass
Russo-Japanese War
May 24, 1904
Battle of Nanshan
Russo-Japanese War
February 8, 1904
Battle of Port Arthur
Russo-Japanese War
October 5, 1904
Battle of Shaho
Russo-Japanese War
July 24, 1904
Battle of Tashihchiao
Russo-Japanese War
June 14, 1904
Battle of Te-li-Ssu
Russo-Japanese War
Commanders of Russia
40 catalogued
Aleksandr Chaiko
lieutenant general1971–
Aleksandr Gerngross
General of the Infantry1851–1925
Aleksandr Lapin
colonel general1964–
Aleksey Kuropatkin
General of the Infantry1848–1925
Alexander II
general field marshal1818–1881
Alexander Menshikov
major general1787–1869
Alexander Zakharchenko
major general1976–2018
Alexei Berngard
colonel1978–
Alexey Schastny
captain 1st rank1881–1918
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
lieutenant general1865–1943
Azatbek Omurbekov
colonel1983–
Denis Pushilin
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic1981–
Eduard Totleben
general1818–1884
Gennady Bayur
Igor Girkin
colonel1970–
Igor Plotnitsky
Major1964–
Ivan Krasnov
lieutenant general1802–1871
Leonid Pasechnik
praporshchik1970–
Nicholas I
Engineer-General1796–1855
Nicholas II
colonel1868–1918
Nikolay Orlov
General of the Infantry1855–
Pavel Gubarev
1983–
Pavel Mishchenko
General of the Artillery1853–1918
Pavel Nakhimov
lieutenant1802–1855
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