Editing Table of Ranks (section)

{{short description|List of grades of civil and military service in Russian Empire}}

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[[File:Tabel o rangah.jpg|thumb|A manuscript copy of the 1722 Table of Ranks]]

The '''Table of Ranks''' ({{langx|ru|Табель о рангах|Tabel' o rangakh}}) was a formal list of positions and ranks in the military, government, and court of [[Imperial Russia]]. [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] introduced the system in 1722 while engaged in a struggle with the existing hereditary [[nobility]], or [[boyar]]s. The Table of Ranks was [[Decree Abolishing Classes and Civil Ranks|formally abolished]] on 11 November 1917 by the newly established Bolshevik government. During the [[Vladimir Putin]]  presidency, a similar formalized structure has been reintroduced into many governmental departments, combined with formal uniforms and insignia: [[State civilian and municipal service ranks in Russian Federation|Local Government]], [[Diplomatic ranks in Russian Federation|Diplomatic Service]], [[Prosecutor's ranks in Russian Federation|Prosecution Service]], [[Special ranks in Investigative Committee of Russia|Investigative Committee]].