Imperial Russian Army
Armed forces
The Imperial Russian Army or Russian Imperial Army was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia. Wikipedia
Chief of the General Staff: Pavel Gavrilovich Gagarin (first); Vladimir Marushevsky (last)
Ranks: Ranks of the Imperial Russian military
Active personnel: 1,000,000–1,300,000 (1913); 15,000,000+ (total served; 1914–17)
Budget: 325.6 million rubles (1902)
Commander-in-chief: Emperor of Russia
Conscription: 3–4 years; compulsory service
Founded: 2 November 1721; 302 years ago