Imperial Russian military ranks

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Imperial Russian military ranks were the hierarchical system of officer and enlisted titles used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire prior to their abolition and replacement after the 1917 Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical military hierarchy
military rank system
abolishedBy Bolshevik government
Russian Provisional Government
basedOn Table of Ranks
linked to: table of ranks
country Russian Empire
creator Peter the Great
endTime 1917
grantedHereditaryNobilityFromClass 4th class
grantedNobilityFromClass 8th class
hadRankClassSystem 14 classes
historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
early 20th century
includedNavalRank Admiral
Kapitan 1-go ranga
Kapitan 2-go ranga
Kapitan 3-go ranga
Kontr-admiral
Leytenant
Mladshy leytenant
Vice-admiral
includedRank Feldfebel
General ot artillerii
General ot infanterii
linked to: General armii

General ot kavalerii
General-feldmarshal
linked to: Field Marshal

General-leytenant
General-major
Kapitan
Mayor
Podpolkovnik
Podporuchik
Polkovnik
Poruchik
Praporshchik
Ryadovoy
Shtabs-kapitan
Unter-ofitser
Yunker
language Russian
legalBasis Table of Ranks
linked to: table of ranks
lowestRankClass 14th class
replacedBy Red Army ranks
Soviet military ranks
startTime 1722
topRankClass 1st class
usedBy Russian Empire
usedDuringConflict Crimean War
Napoleonic Wars
Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
World War I
usedFor enlisted personnel
non-commissioned officers
officers
usedInBranch Imperial Russian Air Service
Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Navy

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Soviet military ranks replaced Imperial Russian military ranks
Mikhail Diterikhs partOf Imperial Russian officer corps
linked to: Imperial Russian military ranks
Russian Federation military ranks historicalPredecessor Imperial Russian military ranks