octavian was proclaimed princeps, the first among the senators. and at the same time emperor caesar augustusson of god. previously , any commander who won major victories could become emperor of rome. and now new content has been put into this concept and this is how the supreme and sole ruler was titled. octavian's reign is called the principate. the roman republic still formally existed, but its institutions had lost their significance. but after octavian it began era of the roman empire. on january 16, 1919 , by order of the revolutionary military council , insignia were introduced in the red army. immediately after the revolution they were abolished as a legacy of the tsarist regime. then red crimson stars appeared. they were attached to clothes, hats and caps. however , it was difficult to distinguish privates from commanders, and this created problems with discipline, especially in battle. now the commanders were ordered to sew red stars on their sleeves under cloth. red triangles for junior command personnel, squares for middle ones and diamonds for senior the dimensions of these tria

octavian was proclaimed princeps first among the senators and at the same time emperor caesar augustus any commander who won major victories could become emperor of rome, but now new content was put into this concept, and this is how the supreme and sole ruler was titled. octavian's reign is called the principate. the roman republic still formally existed, but its institutions were lost. immediately after the revolution they were abolished as a legacy of the tsarist regime, then they appeared red chalk stars, they were attached to clothes, hats and caps, but it was difficult to distinguish privates from commanders, and this created problems with discipline, under the cloth red stars, red triangles for junior command personnel, squares for middle ones and diamonds for senior ones. the dimensions of these triangles, squares and diamonds were clearly stated. buttonholes with colors according to the branches of the military were also introduced. then the insignia changed several times, new ones were added, while in the twenties and thirties they did without shoulder straps; they were consi