This book gives an overview of the many wars between Russia and a number of countries from the 13th century until its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. During this history, how many times the country has changed its name, its territory has changed in size, has experienced victories and defeats, has known periods of apogee and decline, has invaded countries and has been invaded, hence its warlike history, which scares others, and is scared of others. Throughout this history, Russia has established different alliances and partnerships with different countries, which has allowed it to theorize and practice a geopolitics of its own, influencing there the different world orders and forming Empires, including the possible fifth Empire envisaged by President PUTIN.