Any country’s army is a direct product of its socio-economic and political system.
The relationship goes the other way, too: The condition of an army exerts a powerful influence on its country’s political system and society in general.
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Pavel Luzin: The future of Russia’s armed forces, after Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) uses a binoculars and the commander of the Russian air forces General Vladimir Michailov (R) watch the performance at the opening of the Sixth Moscow International Air Show (MAKS) at the airfield in Zhukovski, outside Moscow, 19 August 2003.
