) yefreytor is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel.
The word ryadovoy 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 used the designation ryadovoy before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named Soviet Army in 1946,[1] replacing the rank of "Red Army man" (Russian: красноармеец, romanized: krasnoarmeyets) used in the Red Army from 1918 to 1946.
USSR
In the USSR Armed Forces the rank designation Ryadovoy was introduced in 1946.[2] From 1919 to 1946 the designation to this particular rank was Krasnoarmeyets (literal: Red Army man or Red Army Soldier).
— Ryadovoy —
shoulder board field (1946–1955)
shoulder board Motorized Rifle Troops Army (1955–1994)
AB Troops, AF and ADF (1955–1994)
Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)
... service uniform
Kursant
with OR1-rank ryadovoy, of the RF AF or airborne troops (1994-2010)
Russia
Russian Ground Forces
Russian Air Force
... service uniformKursantwith OR1-rank ryadovoy, of the RF AF or airborne troops (1994-2010)
... ryadovoy
... field service uniform ryadovoyAD, etc.
field uniform
⇒ Belarusian: Радавы; rjadavy
⇒ Bulgarian: Редник; rednik
