The Voroshilov Lectures, Materials from the Soviet General Staff Academy. Volume 3. Issues of Operational Art.

Abstract

UNTIL THE DEMISE OF THE USSR, the Soviets consistently viewed history as a process of dialectical change in nature and society. The discipline of history was a science, which, in their view, 'studies the development of human society as a single natural process, regular in all of its great variety and contradictions.' This process has often produced war, a socio-political phenomenon, which they have characterized as a continuation of politics by violent means. Anticipating the possibility of war, nations created armed forces to use as 'the chief and decisive means for the achievement of political aims, as well as economic, diplomatic, ideological, and other means of struggle.'

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA310980

Entities

People

  • David M. Glantz
  • Ghulam D. Wardak

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Therapy
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies