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  2. Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces

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    The Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces were the military ranks used by the Imperial Russian Army and the Imperial Russian Navy. Many of the ranks were derived from the German model. [1] The ranks were abolished following the Russian Revolution, with the Red Army adopting an entirely different system.

  3. Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation - Wikipedia

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    The ranks and insignia used by Russian Ground Forces are inherited from the military ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform have been altered slightly. Civil service insignia may be confused with military insignia. Civil servants within the Russian Ministry of Defense may carry green or black service uniforms.

  4. History of Russian military ranks - Wikipedia

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    All specialist ranks remaining were replaced by the 1940 standard ranks with the service name attached to them, and Private and Seaman became the basic enlisted ranks. The new Imperial Russian Armed Forces-style shoulder rank insignia also debuted. From 1943 to 1961, naval ranks were adjusted to match the naval ranks of other countries.

  5. Table of Ranks - Wikipedia

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    The Table of Ranks (Russian: Табель о рангах, romanized: Tabel' o rangakh) was a formal list of positions and ranks in the military, government, and court of Imperial Russia. Peter the Great introduced the system in 1722 while engaged in a struggle with the existing hereditary nobility , or boyars .

  6. Imperial Russian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Russian Army or Russian Imperial Army (Russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, romanized: Rússkaya imperátorskaya ármiya) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia.

  7. Military ranks, special ranks and class rates in Russia

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    Special ranks of Police are used by: Russian Police (under Ministry of Internal Affairs) Main Directorate for Drugs Control (Ministry of Internal Affairs) Special ranks of justice are used by: Investigative Committee of Russia (not to be confused with military ranks of military prosecutors and military judges) Special ranks of internal service ...

  8. Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of Russia.. The State Award System of the Russian Federation has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre-1917 orders of the Russian Empire re-established after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, the second is from former Soviet orders that were slightly modified and retained post 1991, we also find many completely new awards resembling Imperial awards in basic ...

  9. Category:Military ranks of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation; Naval ranks and insignia of Russia; Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces; Ranks and insignia of the Russian Armed Forces (1994–2010) Ranks and insignia of the White Movement; Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation *