The main work of the leading historian of armored vehicles! The most complete and authoritative encyclopedia of Soviet tanks - from 1919 to the present day! All about their creation, improvement and combat use in the Great Patriotic War and numerous local conflicts of the past century. The tank has long become a symbol of the military power of the USSR. However, until recently, there was not a single serious work analyzing the development of our armored forces throughout the 20th century. Mikhail Baryatinsky's books were the first. From light and medium to floating and heavy, from experimental combat vehicles built on the model of the captured Renault FT17 back in the years of the Civil War, to the formidable T-72 and T-80, which are still in service with the Russian army, - this encyclopedia provides comprehensive information about all types of domestic tanks, their capabilities and features of combat use, weaknesses and strengths, successes and mistakes, defeats and victories.