Ten years ago in '98, War Minister Kuropatkin.
Annoyed at nobles lounging around in the military crying "Give me another star!" while collecting salaries, he legislated retirement ages for generals.
Thanks to this, the formula of "no promotion means retirement" completely took root in the Russian Imperial Army regardless of rank and position.
And this applied equally to the Okhrana, who were technically military personnel under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Why didn't you ask for another star?"
"Lieutenant General Dukhovskoy, you don't have much time left either."
"This is perfect for me. Why would I take General rank? Central politics? Factional fights? Noble games? At this age, you naturally want to quit everything from disgust."
"Though I'm older."
