02 231 Book illustrations of Historical description of the clothes and weapons of Russian troops

(russian: Рядово́й) in the

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

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, and

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of the

Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

is the designation of a member of the rank group of enlisted personnel. The rank is equivalent to ''matros'' ( ru , матрос) in the Russian Navy. In the armed forces of the Soviet Union (and later in those of the

) ''yefreytor'' is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel. The word relates to the Russian ''ryad'' (russian: ряд), which in a military context means "file" or "rank" (in the sense of "rank and file").

History

The

Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...

used the designation before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named

Soviet Army uk, Радянська армія , image = File:Communist star with golden border and red rims.svg , alt = , caption = Emblem of the Soviet Army , start_date ...

in 1946, replacing the rank of "Red Army man" () used in the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

from 1918 to 1946.

USSR

In the USSR Armed Forces the rank designation ''Ryadovoy'' was introduced in 1946.Ordinance ''Interior Service of the Armed Force of the USSR'', from the year 1946; pertaining to change ''Krasnoarmeets'' and ''Boets'' to ''Ryadovoy''. From 1919 to 1946 the designation to this particular rank was ''Krasnoarmeyets'' (literal:

Red Army man Red Army man () was the lowest military rank in the Red Army of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946. On 30 November 1917, after the October Revolution, the Military Revolutionary Committee cancelled all "officer and class ranks" in keeping with t ...

or Red Army Soldier).

Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)

RAF AF-ABTr R1Kursant 2010.png, ... service uniform

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with OR1-rank ''ryadovoy'', of the RF AF or airborne troops (1994-2010) Russia-army-private.png, ... ''ryadovoy''
land forces and SMT
PF Army
(1994−2010) Rus private field.svg, ... field service uniform ''ryadovoy''

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airborne troops Airborne forces, airborne troops, or airborne infantry are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop or air assault. Parachute-qualified infantry and support personnel serving in a ...

, SMT, RSF

Marines Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refle ...

,
AF, AD, etc.
(1994—2010) Russian police private.png, ...
''Ryadovoy''

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...

,
from 2011 —
''ryadovoy of the police''

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...

. 1pvt.png, field uniform

Rank designation in other countries

In the countries below, spelling is similar and the classification to a separate rank group is equivalent. * ⇒ be, Радавы; rjadavy * ⇒ bg, Редник; rednik

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryadovoy Military ranks of Russia Military ranks of the Soviet Union Military ranks of Ukraine

History

USSR

Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)

Rank designation in other countries

See also

References