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In this article, the author analyzes the causes of the defeat of Europeanstates in the wars against Russia. In particular, he analyzed the NorthernWar of the early 18th century, Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and NaziGermany in 1941. The author believes that the main problem faced by the attackerswas the issue of overcoming the space of Russia. In the problem of space, theauthor identifies two factors: the actual space and space as a political phenomenon.Space forced enemy armies to stretch communications, disperse forces, takingcontrol of bases. Space as a political factor includes the population on whose supportand loyalty victory depended. Thus, the main reason for the defeat of Karl XII,Napoleon and Hitler is their inability to assess the potential of the population ofthe western regions of the Russian Empire, to enlist his support. |
