About the book: 2020 / In his book, popular historian and publicist Yuri Mukhin talks about how they fought in Russia in ancient times, under Suvorov and Kutuzov, in The First World War, the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. Paying tribute to the valor of Russian soldiers, the author dwells on the so-called “traditions” of Russian officers, which in fact led to enormous losses of soldiers even in won wars. Why did this happen, were many of the “great commanders” really great - Yuri Mukhin answers these questions in detail, based on facts that are not mentioned in military historiography. Publishing layout saved in PDF A4 format.