Russian Military and Security Periodicals (UDB-MIL)

Key publications on Russia's armed forces

The only resource of its kind, the Russian Military and Security Periodicals (UDB-MIL) collection includes several dozen publications covering military and security developments in Russia from both official and independent sources. All branches of the armed forces are covered by this collection, including the Russian Air Force, Army and Navy. In addition to journals and newspapers published in Moscow, UDB-MIL presents imprints from military districts and some armies and divisions. Equally important, the collection includes a trove of English-language sources.

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Russian Military and Security

Key Stats

  • Archive: 1992-present
  • Language: Russian, English
  • Country: Russia
  • Frequency: Varies
  • Updates: Continuous
  • Format: Full text; some PDF, article-based
  • Producer: East View Information Services
  • Platform: East View Universal Database

UDB-MIL Titles

Active titles in the Russian Military and Security Periodicals collection include:

  • Armeiskii sbornik
  • Atomnaia strategiia
  • Aviatsiia i kosmonavtika
  • Boevaia vakhta
  • Izvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii raketnykh i artilleriiskikh nauk
  • Krasnaia zvezda
  • Obozrenie armii i flota
  • Strazh Baltiki
  • Tikhookeanskaia vakhta
  • Ural’skie voennye vesti
  • Vestnik Akademii voennykh nauk
  • Voennaia mysl’
  • Voenno-istoricheskii zhurnal
  • Voennyi vestnik Iuga Rossii
  • Vozdushno-kosmicheskaia sfera
  • VPK. Voenno-promyshlennyi kur’er
  • Zarubezhnoe voennoe obozrenie

A full list of titles and holdings can be downloaded below.

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Related Resources

Warsaw Pact Journal Digital Archive
Moscow Defense Brief Digital Archive

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