Tag: army

In Russia, military service is compulsory. Those, who choose not to go to college or fail high school graduation exam, automatically get drafted to serve in the army.

As the 2016 Olympics are about to start, we decide to offer rather unusual and peaceful competition between countries. Here is an impressive performance by the Russian military, that …

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and head of defense industry, Dmitry Rogozin, surprised his followers on Facebook by posting a video of a military exercise, with the participation of a …

Those who have not been in the Russian army, probably don’t know what “dembel” means. “Dembel” is the last few month of mandatory military service. In Russian army, word …

In order to eradicate bad behavior, Russian troops are forced to do unusual things. To discipline the troops, Russian military commanders constantly come up with the bizarre ideas of …

These Russian soldiers learned their lesson the hard way. They either forgot or lost their equipment and were given heavier wooden replacements instead.

A Quora user humorously explained the Russian saying, “Who served in the Army, does not laugh at the circus”. This expression means that the Army is so full of …