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Drogovoz, I.G Neob`iavlennye Voiny SSSR
Историко-Етнографические Очерки
[ Undeclared wars of the USSR : Историко-Етнографические Очерки]
Minsk: Kharvest, 2004 Serie: Voenno-Istoricheskaia Biblioteka ISBN: 9851321095 Language: RussianAccording to military historian Igor Drogovoz (b. 1962), the army of the USSR participated in 18 wars in 1950-1991. Russian soldiers fought in various parts of the world to protect the geopolitical interests and bring socialism to the countries of the so called "The Third World". The 19th war in Afghanistan coincided with the fall of oil prices that caused the fall of the USSR.
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