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| Marshal of the Russian Federation Маршал Российской Федерации | |
|---|---|
 Marshal's star – big | |
 The insignia used from 2010 | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Service branch |  Russian Armed Forces |
| Rank group | General officer |
| Rank | Five-star rank |
| Formation | 11 February 1993 (1993-02-11) |
| Next lower rank | Army general |
| Equivalent ranks | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
Marshal of the Russian Federation (Russian:Маршал Российской Федерации,romanized: Marshal Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the highestmilitary rank ofRussia, created in 1993 following thedissolution of the Soviet Union.[1][2] It ranks immediately aboveArmy general andAdmiral of the fleet (also called Fleet Admiral in some English-language texts), and is considered the successor to the Soviet-era rank ofMarshal of the Soviet Union.
A Marshal of the Russian Federation outranks Generals of the Army (four stars),Colonel-Generals (three stars), Lieutenant-Generals (two stars) and Major-Generals (one star). It is roughly equivalent to AmericanGeneral of the Army and the BritishField Marshal.[3]
The only officer so far to have held the rank wasIgor Sergeyev, the formerMinister of Defence, who had been elevated from the General of the Army of theStrategic Rocket Forces. Sergeyev was a Marshal of the Russian Federation from 1997 until his death in 2006.
The insignia for Marshal of the Russian Federation is similar to the one for theMarshal of the Soviet Union, with the Soviet emblem replaced by the Russian coat of arms. An officer who is given this rank would also wear theMarshal's star.
