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  2. Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces

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    (Russian: Обер-офицеры, romanized: Oberofitsery) Non-commissioned officers (Russian: Унтер-офицеры, romanized: Unterofitsery) Enlisted ranks (Russian: Нижние чины, romanized: Nizhniye Chiny) Rank code: I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV Shoulder straps 1803-1807: Admiral Collar: Left shoulder pad ...

  3. Epaulette - Wikipedia

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    These ribbons were tied into a knot that left the fringed end free. This established the basic design of the epaulette as it evolved through the 18th and 19th centuries. [5] From the 18th century on, epaulettes were used in the French and other armies to indicate rank.

  4. Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The extensive system of uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces was inherited from the Soviet Armed Forces and modified across the years. Traditionally, the military uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces have been subdivided into parade , service dress , and field uniform roles, each with summer and winter variations, largely based on rank, season ...

  5. Medovik - Wikipedia

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    One day a young new confectioner in the imperial kitchen, unaware of the empress's dislike, baked a new cake with honey and thick sour cream. Surprisingly, and unaware of the honey content, Empress Elizabeth immediately fell in love with it. [6] Despite this legend, medovik is not mentioned in any of the 19th-century Russian cookbooks.

  6. Leningradsky cake - Wikipedia

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    In the 1950s, production of sweet masterpieces increased in the Soviet Union.Among these new creations was the Leningradsky cake. [2] The cake was created by Victoria Lvovna Tatarskaya, who was (at the time), the recipe developer of the pastry shop located on the Nevsky Prospect in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).

  7. Tula pryanik - Wikipedia

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    Tula pryanik (Russian: тульский пряник, tulskiy pryanik) is a famous type of imprinted Russian pryanik from the city of Tula. Usually, Tula pryanik looks like a rectangular tile or a flat figure. Making stamped pryanik is considered an art form.

  8. List of Russian desserts - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Russian desserts. Russian cuisine is a collection of the different cooking traditions of the Russian people. The cuisine is diverse, as Russia is by area the largest country in the world. [1] Russian cuisine derives its varied character from the vast and multi-cultural expanse of Russia.

  9. Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

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    The Russian Aerospace Forces follow the same rank structure as the Russian Ground Forces, with the addition of the title "of aviation" to each officer's rank, now abandoned. [citation needed] Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks: troop ranks (army-style ranks) and deck ranks (navy-style ranks).