Gudrun Persson
Associate professor of Slavic studies at Stockholm University and author of Russian Military Thought: The Evolution of Strategy Since the Crimean War, specializing in Russian military history and strategy.
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Mar 15, 2026 • 1h 22min
Gudrun Persson, "Russian Military Thought: The Evolution of Strategy Since the Crimean War" (Georgetown UP, 2025)
Gudrun Persson, associate professor of Slavic studies at Stockholm University and expert on Russian military history. She traces strategic ideas from the Crimean War to the invasion of Ukraine. Topics include historical drivers of Russian strategy, Soviet and post‑Soviet doctrinal shifts, Gerasimov’s operational approach, and how wartime learning and repression shape future thinking.
Mar 15, 2026 • 1h 22min
Gudrun Persson, "Russian Military Thought: The Evolution of Strategy Since the Crimean War" (Georgetown UP, 2025)
Gudrun Persson, associate professor of Slavic studies at Stockholm University and expert on Russian military history, guides listeners through Russian strategic thinking from the Crimean War to 2022. She examines archival research, the interplay of state identity and military doctrine, debates from Soviet innovation to post‑Soviet shifts, and how history, repression, and hybrid tools shape Russia's strategic choices.
