Tag: Tajiks fighting in Russian army

Is the Russian Army about to Get a Central Asian Face?

April 12, 2015

Staunton, April 11 – Moscow’s proposals to create a Russian foreign legion and to allow Tajikistan citizens to serve in the ranks of the Russian Army are “extremely timely” ideas, according to Shomurod Madamin. “Russians don’t want to serve in their own army,” but Tajiks have few good options and service in Russian ranks is […]