guberniyas (governorates)
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Guberniyas (governorates) were major provincial-level administrative units used to organize and govern the territory of the Russian Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| guberniya | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | administrative reform of the Russian SFSR (1929) ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | provincial level ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Caucasus
ⓘ
Central Asia (in later period) ⓘ European Russia ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1929 ⓘ |
| governedBy | governor ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Kiev Governorate
ⓘ
Moscow Governorate ⓘ Saint Petersburg Governorate ⓘ Siberian Governorate ⓘ Taurida Oblast ⓘ
surface form:
Taurida Governorate
Vilna Governorate ⓘ Warsaw Governorate ⓘ |
| hasRole |
framework for local self-government (zemstvo)
ⓘ
judicial district ⓘ military conscription district ⓘ tax collection unit ⓘ |
| headTitle |
governor
ⓘ
governor-general ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Peter the Great ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Russian ⓘ |
| legalSystem | imperial Russian law ⓘ |
| partOf | imperial Russian administrative hierarchy ⓘ |
| pluralForm |
gubernii
ⓘ
guberniyas ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
krai
ⓘ
oblast ⓘ oblast of the Russian SFSR ⓘ okrug ⓘ |
| replaces | uyezd-based system of Muscovy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Catherine the Great’s provincial reform (1775)
ⓘ
administrative reform of 1708 ⓘ administrative reform of 1719 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1708 ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
okrug (in some periods)
ⓘ
uyezd ⓘ volost ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Grand Duchy of Finland
ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland) ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Russian Provisional Government ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Republic (1917)
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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