| History of the administrative division of Russia |
|---|
| 1708–1710 |
| 1710–1713 |
| 1713–1714 |
| 1714–1717 |
| 1717–1719 |
| 1719–1725 |
| 1725–1726 |
| 1726–1727 |
| 1727–1728 |
| 1728–1744 |
| 1744–1764 |
Major events
edit- 1744—Vyborg Governorate was formed on the recently acquired parts of Finland; also included portions of St. Petersburg Governorate.
- 1744—Orenburg Governorate was created from the lands annexed from Siberian and Astrakhan Governorates.
Subdivisions (as of 1763)
edit- Archangelgorod Governorate (Архангелогородская губерния)
- subdivided into 4 provinces:
- Archangelgorod Province (Архангелогородская провинция)
- Galich Province (Галицкая провинция)
- Ustyug Province (Устюжская провинция)
- Vologda Province (Вологодская провинция)
- subdivided into 4 provinces:
- Astrakhan Governorate (Астраханская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province
- Belgorod Governorate (Белгородская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Belgorod Province (Белгородская провинция)
- Oryol Province (Орловская провинция)
- Sevsk Province (Севская провинция)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Kazan Governorate (Казанская губерния)
- subdivided into 6 provinces:
- Kazan Province (Казанская провинция)
- Penza Province (Пензенская провинция)
- Simbirsk Province (Симбирская провинция)
- Solikamsk Province (Соликамская провинция)
- Sviyazhsk Province (Свияжская провинция)
- Vyatka Province (Вятская провинция)
- subdivided into 6 provinces:
- Kiev Governorate (Киевская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province (with 12 regiments in Little Russia)
- Moscow Governorate (Московская губерния)
- subdivided into 11 provinces:
- Kaluga Province (Калужская провинция)
- Kostroma Province (Костромская провинция)
- Moscow Province (Московская провинция)
- Pereyaslavl-Ryazan Province (Переяславль-Рязанская провинция)
- Pereyaslavl-Zalessk Province (Переяславско-Залесская провинция)
- Suzdal Province (Суздальская провинция)
- Tula Province (Тульская провинция)
- Uglich Province (Угличская провинция)
- Vladimir Province (Владимирская провинция)
- Yaroslavl Province (Ярославская провинция)
- Yuryev Province (Юрьевская провинция)
- subdivided into 11 provinces:
- Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Нижегородская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Alatyr Province (Алатырская провинция)
- Arzamas Province (Арзамасская провинция)
- Nizhny Novgorod Province (Нижегородская провинция)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Novgorod Governorate (Новгородская губерния)
- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Belozersk Province (Белозерская провинция)
- Novgorod Province (Новгородская провинция)
- Pskov Province (Псковская провинция)
- Tver Province (Тверская провинция)
- Velikiye Luki Province (Великолуцкая провинция)
- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Orenburg Governorate (Оренбургская губерния)
- subdivided into 4 provinces:
- Iset Province (Исетская провинция)
- Orenburg Province (Оренбургская провинция)
- Stavropol Province (Ставропольская провинция)
- Ufa Province (Уфимская провинция)
- subdivided into 4 provinces:
- Revel Governorate (Ревельская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province (Estland)
- Riga Governorate (Рижская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province
- St. Petersburg Governorate (Санкт-Петербургская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province
- Siberian Governorate (Сибирская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Irkutsk Province (Иркутская провинция)
- Tobolsk Province (Тобольская провинция)
- Yenisei Province (Енисейская провинция)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Smolensk Governorate (Смоленская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province
- Voronezh Governorate (Воронежская губерния)
- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Bakhmut Province (Бахмутская провинция)
- Shatsk Province (Шацкая провинция)
- Tambov Province (Тамбовская провинция)
- Voronezh Province (Воронежская провинция)
- Yeletsk Province (Елецкая провинция)
- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Vyborg Governorate (Выборгская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 uyezds