Soldiers of the Tsar. Army and Society in Russia, 1462-1874 - John L. Keep

~4 The Imperial Century, 1725-1825

Table 2
)ur.:hasing Power of Privates' Pay, 17 I 1-18 I I (selected years and arms of service)

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II

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Infantryman,

field forces

Cavalryman,

field forces

lntantryman,

internal garrison

Cavalryman,

internal garrison

Infantryman,

field forces

Cavalryman,

field forces

Infantryman,

internal garrison

Infantryman,

field forces

Cavalryman.

field forces

lniamryman,

garrison

Infantryman.

field forces

Cavalryman,

field forces

Cavalryman,

field forces

Infantryman

(musketeer),

field forces

Infantryman

(grenadier),

field forces

Infantryman,

internal garrison

Nominai annuai pay

in contemporary

roubles

·~

5.70

6.66

3.20

6.25

5.70

6.70

3.20

7.50

8.00

3. 75-5.33

9.40-9.90

11.88

12.00

9.50

10-14

7.50

Source: !\1 ironov, 'Dvizheniye

reno.:es to PSZ.

XVIII v. .. '

Reai vaiue of

pay expressed in

cherverti of rye

grain

•. 10.96

12.80

6.15

12.02

7.13

8.38

4.00

6.00

6.40

3.00-4.26

3.60-3.80

4.5

3.88

3.43

3.61-5.05

2. 71

Price oi one chetvert

of rye grain in roubles

(average for European

Russia, 5-or I 0-year

periods)"

0.52 (1711-20)

0.80 (1731-40)

1.25 (1761-70)

2.61 (1796-1800)

3.09 (1801-10)

2.77 (1811-20)

other data as in Table I and subsequent