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Map of governorates of the Russian Republic (Western part), 1917.. This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (Russian: губерния, pre-1918: губернія, romanized: guberniya) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912 (inclusive).
A major administrative territorial restructuring of the Russian Empire after vast land acquisition from the Ottoman Empire and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the late 18th century. The reform saw introduction of the office of viceroy (gosudarev namestnik) which later were transformed into a general governor.
Oblasts in the Russian Empire were considered to be administrative units and were included as parts of Governorates General or krais [1]. The majority of then-existing oblasts were located on the periphery of the country (e.g. Kars Oblast or Transcaspian Oblast) or covered the areas where Cossacks lived.
Pages in category "Subdivisions of the Russian Empire" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Map showing subdivisions of the Russian Empire in 1914 Residence of the governor of Moscow (1778–82) as seen in 2015. As of 1914, Russia was divided into 81 governorates , 20 oblasts, and 1 okrug. Vassals and protectorates of the Russian Empire included the Emirate of Bukhara, the Khanate of Khiva, and, after 1914, Tuva (Uriankhai
Provinces (Russian: Провинция) were administrative divisions of the Russian Empire that existed between 1719 and 1775. They were the next level of division after governorates . They were established as administrative units on 29 May 1719 with an edict ( ukaz ) of Peter the Great .
Subdivisions of the Russian Empire in 1914 By the reform of 1775, subdivision into governorates and further into uezds ( Russian : уезды ), was based on population size, and the term guberniya was replaced by the synonym of Russian origin: namestnichestvo ( наместничество ), sometimes translated as "viceroyalty", other times ...
Subdivisions of the Polish–Lithuanian territories following the partitions Administrative divisions of the Novgorod Republic Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Empire