Prikaz

A Prikas (Russian приказ ) is the Russian word for " command " or " order" or " anbefohlenes Office", was commissioned by the Tsar to individual dignitaries.

Zarenreich

To perform this task, the dignitaries employees had to use in repetitive tasks a kind of authority was created, on it the name Prikas was transferred. This Prikase were entrusted with very different tasks, their importance was determined by the position of the head to the tsar. A clear definition of the duties of the individual Prikase did not exist. Each had Prikas own revenue and expenditure, own jurisdiction, its employees and the population under his control. Many Prikase existed only for a short time, others became permanent institutions. At times there were up to sixty Prikase who were directly responsible to the Tsar.

Soviet Union

In addition, the term stood for a day command of the Tsar, in the Soviet Union first. For a command the top leadership of the Red Army, then in general for an administrative Fame of the transmitted via radio Prikas Stalin, March 8 1945, the end of the war and the unconditional surrender of the German Reich.