Starshina
 in the Russian Army |
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| Rank insignia | Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
| Introduction | 1942 to the Red Army |
| Rank group | Non-commissioned officers |
| Army / Air Force | Starshina |
| Navy | Glavnyj starshina of the ship |
| NATO equivalent |
OR-8 |
Starshina (Russian: Старшина) might be in Slavonic armed forces, the designation of a military rank, comparable to OR-8 in NATO, or a military appointment, comparable to company sergeant major in the Army. The equivalent in the modern days Russian Navy is Glavnyj starshina of the ship, OR-8 as well.
Starshina (Russian: старшина́, Ukrainian: старши́на, from старший, starshyi, "senior"), initially it was a Cossacks officership, but in Soviet time it was, and in the Russian Federation it is used as the Company sergeant major at the one hand and the top non-commissioned officer at the other hand.
In Tsardom of Russia and later Imperial Russia of 17-20th centuries a volostnoy starshina was a chief of a volost (a rural administrative unit). He was in charge of the distribution of taxes, resolving conflicts within obshchina, distribution of the usage of community lands, assigning people for military service, etc.
Uzbek, stashina (аксакал) village Chodshagent (ru: Ходжагент), 1868, drawing by V.V. Vereshchagin.
Bashkirs-starshina with starshina insignia — medal, Orenburg, 1892.
The rank of voiskovoi starshina (Войсковой старшина - "Starshina of the Army (Host)") was introduced into Russian military ranks in 1826, as equivalent of a Lieutenant Colonel in the Cossack cavalry.
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