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The aim of this thesis is to determine the presence o r absence of a Soviet doctrine of counterinsurgency and to identify the historical patterns of Soviet counterinsurgency. The thesis examines the place of counterinsurgency in Soviet military thought and compares the Soviet counterinsurgent campaigns in Soviet Central Asia, the Ukraine, Lithuania, and Afghanistan. The thesis concludes that a pattern of Soviet counterinsurgency evolved in spite of the absence of an official doctrine but that the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan may inspire changes in the Soviet approach to counterinsurgency. http://archive.org/details/sovietcounterins1094537523 Captain, United States Air Force Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Russian and Soviet history is characterized by many unique periods of development. Military doctrine has evolved in such cycles with specific identifiable variables. The Soviet Union has experienced two definite revolutions in military affairs since its inception. This thesis delinates those variables evident in past doctrinal revolutions. Current events within the Soviet Union are then examined to determine if a third evolution in military affairs is occurring http://archive.org/details/anexaminationofc1094523032 Lieutenant, United States Navy Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.