Topic # 5 for sergeants (petty officers), soldiers (sailors) questions: 1. Formation of the druzhin system in Russia. 2. Domestic territorial militia army. The history of the creation and formation of the Russian State is inextricably linked with the history of the construction of the military organization of Ancient Russia. From the princely squads that performed military service in peacetime and wartime, from the fortress cities erected and defended by soldiers-townspeople and villagers, the national military glory originates. During the heyday of the state and during periods of its decentralization by various forces, the national troops defended its interests with honor and dignity, defended its independence. 1 In the 8th - 9th centuries, two states with their centers in Novgorod and Kiev existed on the territory of Ancient Russia: Slavia in Northwestern Russia and Kuyava in Middle Transnistria. The unification of the northern and southern lands, the subsequent annexation of tribal territories and peoples living in them, allowed the future Russian state to significantly strengthen militarily. Already at the beginning of the tenth century, a large military organization was established, representing the military potential of almost all of Ancient Russia. The first mention of the construction of an army in Russia: "Posem Igor and Oleg pristroista voya mnogy and korobly mnogy beshisleny" refers to 904. And in 907, this mighty Russian army under the banner of Prince Oleg on 2000 rooks of 40 people each, i.e. 80 thousand people, makes a military campaign against the strongest power of the era - the Byzantine Empire. At the same time, Oleg's Russian army consisted of armed formations with a druzhinny management structure. The mercenary squad was formed from the Varangians, and tribal armed militia formations from the Slovenes, Tschudi, Krivichi, Meri, Polyany, Severians, Drevlyans, Radimichi, Croats, Dulebs and Tivertsy. All this shows that practically the Russian army ... Читать далее