Russian Photos (updated on regular basis)

[savushka]

Do you mean why such equipment is guarded by some strange men? It is because he is VOKHR, not serviceman

More specifically - the Mosin rifle. I mean really, c'mon??

[piton_kaa]

Hello friends. I have a few questions for you and I hope that you can help me.
First, I've heard some rumors about Russia not having non-commissioned officers (i.e. sergeants). Is this true?

we have 3 sergeant's ranks in Army:
junior (mladshiy) sergeant;
sergeant;
senior (starshiy) sergeant
the same ranks are for police forces (militsiya), but with the words "of a police" added (e.g. starshiy sergeant militsii etc.)

in NAVY they are correspondingly:
3rd class petty officer (starshina vtoroy stat'i);
2nd class petty officer (starshina pervoy stat'i);
1st class petty officer (glavniy starshina)

[jaybe]

More specifically - the Mosin rifle. I mean really, c'mon??

SKS not Mosin

[Luber]

Car fire, because of electroconducting ignition.



Fire extinguishing

[intruder_bass]

Maybe they are just coocking? I dont see fire - I see some smoke, bunch of guys waching and one dude filling up a bucket of water to boil))))))

[Hump]

Hi guys,
I am chasing some Hi-res pics of Russian Submarines so if anyone out there has any PLEASE post them it would make this "Old Salt" a happy man. I have found a few already but would like to see a few more. For some reason I'm hooked on the Rus Subs. (Mean Machines)
Thanks - Hump

[Mousepad]

Ossetian fighter with new vest?

He is not Osetian, he's Lt from boarder guards recon, there was a huge photoalbum on net from 5-day war, pics of him were posted there with full name, Ivanov/Petrov -something slavic, don't remember now exactly.

[marmot]

What was the current position of the late Colonel-General Troshev?
Was he in the army or in some sort of government/legislature position?

[Mousepad]

Hello friends. I have a few questions for you and I hope that you can help me.

First, I've heard some rumors about Russia not having non-commissioned officers (i.e. sergeants). Is this true?

Russian NCO-like rank goes under term "Praporshik" (Прапорщик) - Army, "Mitchman" (Мичман) - Navy - Rank between Soldiers and Officers. BUT Russian ranks don't equals US. Praporshik actually - Warrant officer rank, but he is doing what in US Army doing guys from Master sergeant to Chief warrant officer 5.

in Russian army Sergeant is a soldiers rank (Enlisted) - corresponding to let's say - US from Private to Specialist. Soldiers ranks are:
1.Private
2.Efreitor - ****ty rank with lots of bad jokes (better to have doughter-prostitute than Son - Efreitor) for example.
3.jnrSergeant
4.Sergant
5.snrSergeant
6.Starshina

I can mystake with US-ones coz all this "Pay Grade" system gives me headaches btw. Hope it helped

[Mr.Woland]

Was he in the army or in some sort of government/legislature position?

He was in goverment, counsellor of russian president.

[Zmey]

Distance 100m
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late already answered

Thanks! Pretty good camo, apparently

[marmot]

Rest in Peace, Gen. Troshev

[marmot]

More specifically - the Mosin rifle. I mean really, c'mon??

This is SKS carbine, but I heard until recently VOHR units had
Nagant revolvers and TT pistols as their service weapons,
not sure about Mosin rifles though.

[Mousepad]

Second, what kind of vehicle is this one below?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZSU-23-4_Shilka

[C.A.S.M.]

there was a huge photoalbum on net from 5-day war

There was... You mean that it got removed? I am very interested in this album.