Code of honor of a Russian officer

In the Russian army, the officer rank always determined the belonging not to the social group, but to the caste, which lived according to its unwritten laws - according to the Code of Honor. In the event that the conditions of army charters came into conflict with the provisions of the Code, the choice of the officer was obvious - in favor of the Code of Honor. The officer court of honor was more authoritative of the military tribunal, for it is better to be exiled, unclenched than to lose dignity. "
During the Russo-Japanese war, captain Valentin Kulchitsky wrote" Tips to a young officer "who summarized the set of rules developed over the years, he and he and he and he and he became the "Code of Honor of the Russian Officer". The continuation of the officer code was the "duel code" Vasily Durasov. The difference is that he defined the rules of duels (fights of honor) for both military ranks and civilians