Sotnik

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Sotnik (Russian: со́тник, Russian pronunciation: [ˈsotnʲɪk]) was a military rank in Russian Strelets Troops (1600s) and Imperial Cossack cavalry (since 1826), equivalent to Poruchik (Lieutenant). It means [commander] of hundred men in most Slavonic languages.

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