Original scientific paper
Russian Army in Chechnya: A Study of Combat Morale
Pjer Šimunović
Abstract
This study analyzes the key aspects of the Russian Army morale during the Chechnya war. It seeks to name the main morale-defining factors, their signs, interactions and effects on combat effectiveness, and the conduct, duration and outcome of the war. While attempting to shed light onto the constitutive elements of the morale and its
importance in this specific case, the study also strives to consider this case from a wider standpoint of wartime combat morale in general. The first task is to determine the nature of morale and construct an applicable analytic framework to effectively research the issues of wartime morale. The study suggests that a whole string of factors contributed to the breakdown of the Russian Army’s morale during its Chechnya travail, which morale had already been deeply shaken.
Keywords
Chechnya; War; Russia; Military; Soldiers; Morale; Battle
Hrčak ID:
2875
URI
Publication date:
31.12.1999.
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