Russian PMCs Short Course: History, Impact, Logic of Development

Ukrainian Institute of the Future presents the report “Russian PMCs Short Course: History, Impact, Logic of Development.”

Research Questions:

Why the analysis of the Russian PMCs should start from the 90s of the 20th century;

The logic of the creation of the first Russian PMCs: from copying the Western ones to the position of the “Russian world” watchers;

PMC “Wagner” as a first attempt to systematize approaches for serving the Kremlin;

New, old, front-line, and business logic of creation and
“typologization” of new PMCs;

What is the characteristic of the currently active PMCs of
Russia;

The industry on the crossroads – further deployment of private
armies in Russia.

PMCs (ENG).pdf from PRDepartment