Gorbachev, the coup, and the military, March 1985-December 1991
Yeltsin and the creation of the Russian military, September 1991-December 1994
Chechnya, military disintegration, and Yeltsin, November 1994-June 1996
Yeltsin and the military, July 1996-December 1999
Putin, the generals, and the stabilizing the military, January 2000-January 2006
Conclusion : presidential leadership and the Russian military.