List of governorates of the Russian Empire

Main article: Guberniya

Map of governorates of the Russian Empire (Western part)

This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (pre-1918 spelling: губернiя, Post-1918 spelling: губерния) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912.

Some of these governorates persisted into the Soviet era (renamed from governorate to oblast during the 1920s), while others were further subdivided as part of the "unbundling" (разукрупнение) of the 1930s. During the partitions of Poland (1780s), many governorates were replaced with viceroyalties, but later (before the 1800s) the change was reverted to governorates.

List of governorates

English name	Russian name	Russian transliterated	Established (Julian Cal.)	Disestablished (Julian Cal)	Changed to
Augustów Governorate	Августовская г.	Avgustovskaya g.	1837	1866	Suwałki Governorate / Łomża Governorate
Archangelgorod Governorate	Архангелогородская г.	Arkhangelogorodskaya g.	1708-12-29	1780-01-25	Vologda Viceroyalty
Arkhangelsk Governorate	Архангельская г.	Arkhangelskaya g.	1784	1929	Northern Krai
Astrakhan Governorate	Астраханская г.	Astrakhanskaya g.	1717	1929
Azov/Voronezh Governorate	Азовская г.	Azovskaya g.	1708	1779	Voronezh Viceroyalty
Azov Governorate	Азовская г.	Azovskaya g.	1775	1783	Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty
Baku Governorate	Бакинская г.	Bakinskaya g.	1897	1917
Bessarabia Governorate	Бессарабская г.	Bessarabskaya g.	1812	1917
Black Sea Governorate	Черномо́рская г.	Chernomorskaya g.	1896	1920
Chernigov Governorate	Черниговская г.	Chernigovskaya g.	1802	1925
Courland Governorate	Курля́ндская г.	Kurlyandskaya g.	1795	1915
Derbent Governorate	Дербентская г.	Derbentskaya g.	1846	1860	ca. Dagestan Oblast
Elisabethpol Governorate	Елизаветпольская г.	Yelizavetpol'skaya g.	1868	1917
Erivan Governorate	Эриванская г.	Erivanskaya g.	1850	1917
Estonia Governorate	Эстляндская г.	Estlyandskaya g.	1796	1917
Grodno Governorate	Гродненская г.	Grodnenskaya g.	1795	1917
ru	Иркутская г.	Irkutskaya g.	1764	1926
Kalisz Governorate	Калишская г.	Kalishskaya g.	1837	1844
Kaluga Governorate	Калужская г.	Kaluzhskaya g.	1796	1929
Kazan Governorate	Каза́нская г.	Kazanskaya g.	1708-12-29	1920
Kharkov Governorate	Ха́рьковская г.	Khar'kovskaya g.	1780	1919
Kherson Governorate	Херсонская г.	Khersonskaya g.	1802	1920
Kholm Governorate	Холмская г.	Kholmskaya g.	1912	1917
Kielce Governorate	Келецкая г.	Keletskaya g.	1841	1844
Kiev Governorate	Киевская г.	Kievskaya g.	1708-12-29	1917
Kostroma Governorate	Костромская г.	Kostromskaya g.	1796	1929
Kovno Governorate	Ковенская г.	Kovenskaya g.	1843	1915
Kraków Governorate	Краковская г.	Krakovskaya g.	1837	1847
ru	Курская г.	Kurskaya g.	1796	1929
Kutaisi Governorate	Кутаи́сская г.	Kutaisskaya g.	1846	1918
Lithuania Governorate	Литовская г.	Litovskaya g.	1795	1801
Livonia Governorate	Лифляндская г.	Liflyandskaya g.	1796	1918
Łomża Governorate	Ломжская г.	Lomzhskaya g.	1867	1914
Lublin Governorate	Люблинская г.	Lublinskaya g.	1837	1915
Malorossiya Governorate	Малороссiйская г.	Malorossiyskaya g.	1796	1802	split into Chernigov, Poltava
Masovia Governorate	Мазовская г.	Mazovskaya g.	1837	1844	merged into Warsaw
Minsk Governorate	Минская г.	Minskaya g.	1793	1917
Mogilev Governorate	Могилёвская г.	Mogilyovskaya g.	1772	1918
Moscow Governorate	Московская г.	Moskovskaya g.	1708-12-29	1929	Moscow Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Governorate	Нижегородская г.	Nizhegorodskaya g.	1714	1929
Novgorod Governorate	Новгоро́дская г.	Novgorodskaya g.	1727	1918
Novorossiya Governorate	Новоросси́йская г.	Novorossiyskaya g.	1764	1802
Olonets Governorate	Олонецкая г.	Olonetskaya g.	1801	1922
Orenburg Governorate	Оренбургская г.	Orenburgskaya g.	1744	1928
Oryol Governorate	Орловская г.	Orlovskaya g.	1796	1928
Penza Governorate	Пензенская г.	Penzenskaya g.	1780	1928
Perm Governorate	Пермская г.	Permskaya g.	1781	1923
Piotrków Governorate	Петроковская г.	Petrokovskaya g.	1867	1917
Płock Governorate	Плоцкая г.	Plotskaya g.	1867	1917
Podlasie Governorate	Подлясская г.	Podlyasskaya g.	1837	1844	merged into Lublin
Podolia Governorate	Подольская г.	Podol'skaya g.	1793	1925
Poltava Governorate	Полтавская г.	Poltavskaya g.	1802	1925
Pskov Governorate	Псковская г.	Pskovskaya g.	1796	1924
Radom Governorate	Радомская г.	Radomskaya g.	1847	1917
Reval Governorate	Ревельская г.	Revel'skaya g.	1719	1796
Riga Governorate	Рижская г.	Rizhskaya g.	1712	1796
Ryazan Governorate	Рязанская г.	Ryazanskaya g.	1796	1929
Samara Governorate	Самарская г.	Samarskaya g.	1851	1928
Saint Petersburg Governorate	Санкт-Петербу́ргская губе́рния	Sankt-Peterburgskaya g.	1708-12-29	1927
Sandomierz Governorate	Сандомирская г.	Sandomirskaya g.	1837	1844
Saratov Governorate	Саратовская г.	Saratovskaya g.	1780	1928
Siberia Governorate	Сибирская г.	Sibirskaya g.	1708	1728
Siedlce Governorate	Седлецкая г.	Sedletskaya g.
Simbirsk Governorate	Симбирская г.	Simbirskaya g.	1796	1928
Sloboda Ukraine Governorate	Слободско-Украинская г.	Slobodsko-Ukrainskaya g.	1765	1835
Smolensk Governorate	Смоле́нская губе́рния	Smolenskaya g.	1708-12-29	1929
Stavropol Governorate	Ставропольская г.	Stavropolskaya g.	1847	1924
Suwałki Governorate	Сувалкская г.	Suvalkskaya g.
Tambov Governorate	Тамбовская г.	Tambovskaya g.	1796
Taurida Governorate	Таврическая г.	Tavricheskaya g.	1783	1921
Tiflis Governorate	Тифлисская г.	Tiflisskaya g.
Tobolsk Governorate	Тобольская г.	Tobolskaya g.	1796	1919
ru	Томская г.	Tomskaya g.	1804	1925
Tula Governorate	Тульская г.	Tul'skaya g.	1796	1929
Tver Governorate	Тверская г.	Tverskaya g.	1796	1929
Ufa Governorate	Уфимская г.	Ufimskaya g.	1865	1922
Vilna Governorate	Виленская г.	Vilenskaya g.	1795	1915
Vitebsk Governorate	Витебская г.	Vitebskaya g.	1802	1924
Vladimir Governorate	Владимирская г.	Vladimirskaya g.	1796	1929
Volhynian Governorate	Волынская г.	Volynskaya g.	1792
Vologda Governorate	Вологодская г.	Vologodskaya g.	1796	1929	Northern Krai
Voronezh Governorate	Воронежская г.	Voronezhskaya g.	1725	1928
Vyatka Governorate	Вятская г.	Vyatskaya g.	1796	1929
Vyborg Governorate	Выборгская г.	Vyborgskaya g.	1744	1812
Warsaw Governorate	Варшавская г.	Varshavskaya g.	1844	1917
Yaroslavl Governorate	Ярославская г.	Yaroslavskaya g.	1777	1929
Yekaterinoslav Governorate	Екатеринославская г.	Yekaterinoslavskaya g.	1802
Yeniseysk Governorate	Енисейская г.	Yeniseyskaya g.	1822-01-26

Grand Duchy of Finland

Governorates of the Grand Duchy of Finland during 1831-1917:

• Åbo och Björneborg Governorate (Russian: Або-Бьернеборгская губерния, Swedish: Åbo och Björneborgs län, Finnish: Turun ja Porin lääni)
• Kuopio Governorate (Russian: Куопиоская губерния, Swedish: Kuopio län, Finnish: Kuopion lääni)
• Nikolaistad Governorate (Russian: Николайстадская губерния, Swedish: Nikolaistads län, Finnish: Nikolainkaupunkin lääni)
• Nyland Governorate (Russian: Нюландская губерния, Swedish: Nylands län, Finnish: Uudenmaan lääni)
• St. Michel Governorate (Russian: Санкт-Михельская губерния, Swedish: St. Michels län, Finnish: Mikkelin lääni)
• Tavastehus Governorate (Russian: Тавастгусская губерния, Swedish: Tavastehus län, Finnish: Hämeen lääni)
• Uleåborg Governorate (Russian: Улеаборгская губерния, Swedish: Uleåborgs län, Finnish: Oulun lääni)
• Viborg Governorate (Russian: Выборгская губерния, Swedish: Viborgs län, Finnish: Viipurin lääni)

See also

• History of the administrative division of Russia
• Subdivisions of the Soviet Union
• Federal subjects of Russia

References

Sources

• Сергей Тархов. "Изменение административно-территориального деления России в XIII-XX вв.". "Логос", 2005, №1. ISSN 0869-5377 (Sergey Tarkhov. Changes of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Russia in the 13th–20th centuries).

Further reading

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