Voyenno-istorichesky zhurnal (Military Historical Journal) as an edition of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation covers topical issues of domestic and foreign military history, military policy of the Russian state at all stages of its forming and development, problems of military building, historical experience of national security, history of military science and technologies, activities of outstanding Russian and Soviet army and naval leaders.
According to the Decision of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Military Historical Journal is included in the List of scientific editions, which publications are to be considered when defending theses for masters and doctoral degrees.
Military Historical Journal focuses on professional historians, experts of research institutions, higher-education teaching personnel, officers and cadets of military educational institutions, veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the Armed Forces, as well as on all those, who are interested in military history. The magazine has section «Youth Military Historical Journal.»