The Soviet Air Force, 1917–1991

Abstract

The air force holds a special place in the annals of Soviet military history. Although overshadowed in sheer size by the ground forces, the Soviet Air Force, in addition to conducting its normal military tasks, advertised the regime’s technological success and was a major element of Soviet foreign policy from the earliest days.KeywordsForeign PolicyAircraft TypeGround ForceSoviet Foreign PolicySoviet MilitaryThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.