The pursuit of national security is normally dominated by an overeaching ideology that takes into account the political, economic, social and military paradigms that face a nation. In the history of the Soviet Union this ideology was more than normally influenced by political activism that demanded the continuation of the 'Workers' Revolution' into other parts of the world. Since the military forms an integral part of the governmental apparatus, its utilisation in the pursuit of securing national security is considered a legitimate and normal action. The Soviet Union built up the world's…mehr
The pursuit of national security is normally dominated by an overeaching ideology that takes into account the political, economic, social and military paradigms that face a nation. In the history of the Soviet Union this ideology was more than normally influenced by political activism that demanded the continuation of the 'Workers' Revolution' into other parts of the world. Since the military forms an integral part of the governmental apparatus, its utilisation in the pursuit of securing national security is considered a legitimate and normal action. The Soviet Union built up the world's largest military force in an effort to ensure that the nation would have the necessary 'super power' status to counter-balance the growing power and influence of the United States of America. The ideologies of both the nations were diametrically opposed to each other and formed the basis for the now defunct Cold War that enveloped the entire world for five decades. It is therefore, not surprising that the military forces of both sides were influenced heavily by the respective ideologies. This book looks at the development of the Russian concept of air warfare and studies the impact of ideology on its development. It is seen that in the Soviet Union ideology had thwarted free flowing doctrinal thinking, the absolute cornerstone for the building of a strong and efficient fighting force. An analysis of the factors that have affected the formulation of doctrine in the Soviet Union, both from a historic as well as from a war-fighting point of view, reveals the lacunae that existed in the system. While accepting that political control of the military forces is a necessity, the study demonstrates the detrimental effect of excessive control of doctrinal and strategic thinking on the performance of the force.
Dr Sanu Kainikara is a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force and currently a practising Military Strategist, Political Analyst and Historian residing in Canberra, Australia. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales, the inaugural Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Regional Security, Canberra and a Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Air Power Studies in New Delhi. He has published numerous papers on international politics, national security, and military strategy in reputed global journals; and has also presented papers, on invitation, in several International Conferences around the world. Professor Kainikara is a regular guest lecturer at several military command and staff colleges across the world. He publishes 'Whispering Thoughts', a fortnightly op-ed/opinion piece on a broad assortment of topics ranging from international politics to philosophy, history, and life's lessons.Sanu has so far authored 25 books: 13 dealing with national security, military strategy, air power; three collections of political essays; and nine previous volumes on Indian history with the generic title From Indus to Independence: A Trek through Indian History. This book is Volume X in the series that narrate the history of India.
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