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.