Best friend killed in the last day of war. The extract from a book on Soviet-Afghan War
A heart wrecking story on how a friend of the author was killed in the last operation
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Jul 11
- 5 min
Brief history of AK-74 (and its use in Afghanistan)
How well was AK-74 received by the troops in Afghanistan?
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- May 15
- 4 min
DShKM or "Dushka" - famous 12.7 machine gun in the Soviet-Afghan War
Did Soviet tankers like the DShK machine guns installed on their tanks?
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Mar 27
- 4 min
Use of AKM assault rifle during the Soviet-Afghan war
Was 7.62 AKM used in Afghan?
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Mar 21
- 3 min
How pre-deployment training improved over time in the Soviet Army
The Soviet Army training system was not ideal to begin with. In most cases fresh recruits were sent directly...
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Mar 11
- 5 min
Brief overview of Soviet body armor vests in Afghanistan. Part 2: 6b2-3tm and 6b3
Everything you ever wanted to know about 6b2-3T and 6B3 Soviet body armor vests
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Top 5 movies about Afghan - The Soviet experience documentaries
The Soviet-Afghan war documentaries which you must see
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Soviet gun tracks - Vietnam experience 10 years later
Everything about Soviet-Afghan war gun trucks
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Mike Spike
- Mar 5
- 4 min
Use of the M-16 Rifle by Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989
Did Soviet troops prefer using captured M-16 rifles in Afghanistan?
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Colored photos from Soviet-Afghan war which you probably haven't seen before
Interested in Soviet-Afghan war? Make sure you check this...
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Why Soviet soldiers used shiny buckles in Afghanistan?
Ever wondered why Soviet soldiers used uncamouflaged shiny gold brass buckles? Here is the answer
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Feb 23
- 4 min
Pistols - why so unpopular? Top-3 reasons why Soviet soldiers avoided using pistols
It so well known that Soviet's rarely used pistols during Soviet-Afghan war. Find out why this was the case...
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan - how bad was the mobilization process?
How disorganized was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? In this article you will learn about...
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Top-5 best movies about Soviet-Afghan war
It is not uncommon for a person to start his study of a topic from a movie. In fact, a good movie is what can easily give that spark that...
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Vlad Besedovskyy
- Feb 19
- 4 min
The coolest and the rarest- 6b1 body armor vest
The most informative article on 6b1 body armor vest you will find on the web
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