(Each chronological chapter will include additional sidebars on e.g. the roles of successive defense ministers, and orders of battle. )
Introduction. /Born in Crisis ? the 1990s: creating a new army in the wreckage of the USSR ? First Chechen War ? peacekeeping missions ? the damaging 'grandfather' culture in the ranks. /'Reform Tomorrow' ? the 2000s: slow beginnings of reform under Putin ? Second Chechen War ? uncertainty and inertia at the top ? the Cossack revival. The Georgian Turning Point - 2008: profiting from errors and lessons ? Defense Minister Serdyukov and Chief of General Staff Makarov force through reforms. /The Russian Army Today: structures, organization, chain of command ? major annual exercise cycles, and what they teach us. /Two Armies: the reformed one-third, and the unreformed two-thirds. The human dimension: volunteer soldiers and conscripts ? Ukraine ? continuing problem of crime in the military. /Intervention Forces: Air Assault and Naval troops ? Spetsnaz ? anti-piracy operations ? Crimea ? 'non-linear war' doctrine. /Tools of the Trade: weapons, vehicles, specialist AFVs ? latest 'Ratnik' uniforms and equipment ? drones. /Select Bibliography