| Russian: Ryadovoy | |
| Native Name: | Russian: Рядово́й|italics=no |
| Service Branch: | |
| Formation: | 1946 |
| Higher Rank: | Russian: [[Gefreiter#Yefreytor in Russia and the post-Soviet states|Yefreytor]] |
| Equivalents: | Russian: Matros (Navy) |
| History: | Red Army man |
Russian: Ryadovoy (ru|Рядово́й) in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation is the designation of a member of the rank group of enlisted personnel. The rank is equivalent to matros (ru| матрос) in the Russian Navy. In the armed forces of the Soviet Union (and later in those of the Russian Federation) yefreytor is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel.
The word Russian: ryadovoy relates to the Russian ryad (ru|ряд), which in a military context means "file" or "rank" (in the sense of "rank and file").
The Imperial Russian Army used the designation Russian: ryadovoy before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named Soviet Army in 1946,[1] replacing the rank of "Red Army man" used in the Red Army from 1918 to 1946.
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).
In the countries below, spelling is similar and the classification to a separate rank group is equivalent.
⇒ be|Радавы; rjadavy
⇒ bg|Редник; rednik