Russian commanders

The Russian state was created in a constant struggle against external enemies, who came from the east and west, north and south. Domestic rulers had to be not only active administrators, dexterous diplomats, but also military leaders who personally headed numerous military campaigns and battles.

Over time, the leading art turned into a special kind of honorary activity, because representatives of many noble surnames sought to distinguish themselves in a military field.

We present to the modern reader a fascinating military history of Russia in the faces of those who performed it. In the biographies of even the most famous commanders, the reader will reveal many, until the facts of life and military accomplishments, and historically reliable illustrative material will visibly imagine the circumstances in which the heroes of the Russian Empire acted.