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  • A similar problem came up yesterday in reading a Boris Akunin story called Strast' i dolg Passion and duty, set in an alternate Russia which has revived tsardom, along with its Table of Ranks and all the rest of the imperial paraphernalia.

    languagehat.com: TRANSLATION PROBLEMS. 2004

  • [40] This refers to the Table of Ranks, established by Peter the Great.

    A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections Isabel Florence Hapgood 1889

  • They were in the habit of retiring to their beloved country homes when they had attained the lowest permissible rung of that wonderful Jacob's ladder leading to the heaven of officialdom, established by Peter the Great, and dubbed the Table of Ranks.

    Russian Rambles Isabel Florence Hapgood 1889

  • [47] The third from the top in the Table of Ranks instituted by Peter the Great.

    A Reckless Character And Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850

  • [64] The eighth from the top in the Table of Ranks won by service to the state, which Peter the Great instituted.

    A Reckless Character And Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850

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