Privy Councillor (Russia)

Privy Councillor (Russian: тайный советник, romanized: tayny sovetnik) was the civil position (class) in the Russian Empire, according to the Table of Ranks introduced by Peter the Great in 1722.

[1][2][3] The rank holder should be addressed as Your Excellency (Russian: Ваше Превосходительство, Vashe Prevoskhoditelstvo).

Occasionally, the rank was awarded to the long-time province governors to recognize their merits before their transfer to the capital.

In addition to St. Petersburg, Privy Councillors could serve in Moscow and other large cities of the Russian Empire, for example in Tbilisi.

The rector of Moscow State University, well-known historians Sergey Solovyov and Vasily Klyuchevsky, Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy Nicolay Subbotin were Privy Councillors.

Privy Councillor in uniform. Insignia are laced buttonholes without gaps with three stars and emblem of his Ministry.
Epaulette of Privy councillor, Professor of the Imperial Military Medical Academy .