Starshina, or Starshyna (Ukrainian and Russian: старшина́, from старший, starshyi, "senior"), had a number of meanings, all related to the position of chiefdom. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Among Ukrainian Cossacks, starshina was a collective noun for categories of officership: junior starshina (младшый старшина), general starshina (Генеральный Старшина), military starshina (воинский старшина), substarshina (подстаршина). Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Cossacks (Каза́ки́ Kazaki; Козаки́ Kozaki; Kozacy are a group of martial people living in the southern Steppe regions of Eastern

In Imperial Russia of 17-20th centuries a volostnoy starshina was a chief of a volost (a rural administrative unit). The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Volost or volost' was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe. 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. Obshchina (община literally "commune" were peasant communities as opposed to individual farmsteads or Khutors in Imperial Russia.

The rank of voiskovoi starshina ("starshina of the voisko") was introduced into Russian military ranks in 1826, as equivalent of a sub-polkovnik in the Cossack cavalry. A Cossack host or Cossack voisko (Казачье войско kazachye voysko, sometimes incorrectly translated as Cossack Army) was an administrative Modern Russian military ranks trace their roots to Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Polkovnik (полко́вник universally treated as Colonel, began as a commander of a distinct group of troops Old Slavonic The Cossacks (Каза́ки́ Kazaki; Козаки́ Kozaki; Kozacy are a group of martial people living in the southern Steppe regions of Eastern The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on

In the Soviet Army, a starshina was the highest non-commissioned officer among conscripts; this was changed by reintroduction of the higher-ranking praporshchik in 1972. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Praporshchik (пра́порщик ˈprapərɕɪk was originally a name of a junior officer position in the military of the Russian Empire equivalent to ensign Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Soviet Navy, it was introduced in 1942 as a petty officer rank; every enlisted seaman ranking above matrose, 1st class is a starshina of various ranks. The Soviet Navy ( Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally "Naval military forces of the USSR" was Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. Seaman as a rate refers to one of the lowest rates in a Navy.

The starshina as an enlisted rank is still used in Russian military ranks, in the Army and Navy. Modern Russian military ranks trace their roots to Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great.

References

Cossack starshyna at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine

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