Previously under Peter the Great attaining the rank of nobility had been altered in such a way that it was now possible to achieve it militarily. Of the 14 possible military ranks, any serviceman achieving the 8th ranking or better was granted noble status, and of those men, anyone achieving the 4th rank or better received hereditary noble status.[5] The first speaker, a member of the old nobility, represents their class as disagreeing with this new ranking system Peter the Great had developed. ... On the other hand Semen Naryshkin argues that military nobility status is legitimate, since ...

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