List of governorates of the Russian Empire


This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire 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, while others were subdivided further as part of the policy of "unbundling" of the 1930s. During the partitions of Poland, many governorates were replaced with viceroyalties, but later were reverted to governorates.

List of governorates

English nameRussian nameRussian transliteratedEstablished Disestablished Changed to
Augustów GovernorateАвгустовская г.Avgustovskaya g.18371866Suwałki Governorate / Łomża Governorate
Archangelgorod GovernorateАрхангелогородская г.Arkhangelogorodskaya g.1708-12-291780-01-25Vologda Viceroyalty
Arkhangelsk GovernorateАрхангельская г.Arkhangelskaya g.17841929Northern Krai
Astrakhan GovernorateАстраханская г.Astrakhanskaya g.17171929-
Azov/Voronezh GovernorateАзовская г.Azovskaya g.17081779Voronezh Viceroyalty
Azov GovernorateАзовская г.Azovskaya g.17751783Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty
Baku GovernorateБакинская г.Bakinskaya g.18971917-
Bessarabia GovernorateБессарабская г.Bessarabskaya g.18121917-
Black Sea GovernorateЧерномо́рская г.Chernomorskaya g.18961920-
Chernigov GovernorateЧерниговская г.Chernigovskaya g.18021925-
Courland GovernorateКурля́ндская г.Kurlyandskaya g.17951915-
Derbent GovernorateДербентская г.Derbentskaya g.18461860ca. Dagestan Oblast
Elisabethpol GovernorateЕлизаветпольская г.Yelizavetpol'skaya g.18681917-
Erivan GovernorateЭриванская г.Erivanskaya g.18501917-
Estonia GovernorateЭстляндская г.Estlyandskaya g.17961917-
Grodno GovernorateГродненская г.Grodnenskaya g.17951917-
Irkutsk GovernorateИркутская г.Irkutskaya g.17641926-
Kalisz GovernorateКалишская г.Kalishskaya g.18371844-
Kaluga GovernorateКалужская г.Kaluzhskaya g.17961929-
Kazan GovernorateКаза́нская г.Kazanskaya g.1708-12-291920-
Kharkov GovernorateХа́рьковская г.Khar'kovskaya g.17801919-
Kherson GovernorateХерсонская г.Khersonskaya g.18021920-
Kholm GovernorateХолмская г.Kholmskaya g.19121917-
Kielce GovernorateКелецкая г.Keletskaya g.18411844-
Kiev GovernorateКиевская г.Kievskaya g.1708-12-291917-
Kostroma GovernorateКостромская г.Kostromskaya g.17961929-
Kovno GovernorateКовенская г.Kovenskaya g.18431915-
Kraków GovernorateКраковская г.Krakovskaya g.18371847-
Kursk GovernorateКурская г.Kurskaya g.17961929-
Kutais GovernorateКутаи́сская г.Kutaisskaya g.18461918-
Lithuania GovernorateЛитовская г.Litovskaya g.17951801-
Livonia GovernorateЛифляндская г.Liflyandskaya g.17961918-
Łomża GovernorateЛомжская г.Lomzhskaya g.18671914-
Lublin GovernorateЛюблинская г.Lublinskaya g.18371915-
Malorossiya GovernorateМалороссiйская г.Malorossiyskaya g.17961802Divided into Chernigov, Poltava
Masovia GovernorateМазовская г.Mazovskaya g.18371844Merged into Warsaw
Minsk GovernorateМинская г.Minskaya g.17931917-
Mogilev GovernorateМогилёвская г.Mogilyovskaya g.17721918-
Moscow GovernorateМосковская г.Moskovskaya g.1708-12-291929Moscow Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod GovernorateНижегородская г.Nizhegorodskaya g.17141929-
Novgorod GovernorateНовгоро́дская г.Novgorodskaya g.17271918-
Novorossiya GovernorateНоворосси́йская г.Novorossiyskaya g.17641802-
Olonets GovernorateОлонецкая г.Olonetskaya g.18011922-
Orenburg GovernorateОренбургская г.Orenburgskaya g.17441928-
Oryol GovernorateОрловская г.Orlovskaya g.17961928-
Penza GovernorateПензенская г.Penzenskaya g.17801928-
Perm GovernorateПермская г.Permskaya g.17811923-
Piotrków GovernorateПетроковская г.Petrokovskaya g.18671917-
Płock GovernorateПлоцкая г.Plotskaya g.18671917-
Podlasie GovernorateПодлясская г.Podlyasskaya g.18371844Merged into Lublin
Podolia GovernorateПодольская г.Podol'skaya g.17931925-
Poltava GovernorateПолтавская г.Poltavskaya g.18021925-
Pskov GovernorateПсковская г.Pskovskaya g.17961924-
Radom GovernorateРадомская г.Radomskaya g.18471917-
Reval GovernorateРевельская г.Revel'skaya g.17191796-
Riga GovernorateРижская г.Rizhskaya g.17121796-
Ryazan GovernorateРязанская г.Ryazanskaya g.17961929-
Samara GovernorateСамарская г.Samarskaya g.18511928-
Saint Petersburg GovernorateСанкт-Петербургская г.Sankt-Peterburgskaya g.1708-12-291927-
Sandomierz GovernorateСандомирская г.Sandomirskaya g.18371844-
Saratov GovernorateСаратовская г.Saratovskaya g.17801928-
Siberia GovernorateСибирская г.Sibirskaya g.17081728-
Siedlce GovernorateСедлецкая г.Sedletskaya g.18671912-
Simbirsk GovernorateСимбирская г.Simbirskaya g.17961928-
Sloboda Ukraine GovernorateСлободско-Украинская г.Slobodsko-Ukrainskaya g.17651835-
Smolensk GovernorateСмоленская г.Smolenskaya g.1708-12-291929-
Stavropol GovernorateСтавропольская г.Stavropolskaya g.18471924-
Suwałki GovernorateСувалкская г.Suvalkskaya g.18671914-
Tambov GovernorateТамбовская г.Tambovskaya g.1796-
Taurida GovernorateТаврическая г.Tavricheskaya g.17831921-
Tiflis GovernorateТифлисская г.Tiflisskaya g.18461917-
Tobolsk GovernorateТобольская г.Tobolskaya g.17961919-
Tomsk GovernorateТомская г.Tomskaya g.18041925-
Tula GovernorateТульская г.Tul'skaya g.17961929-
Tver GovernorateТверская г.Tverskaya g.17961929-
Ufa GovernorateУфимская г.Ufimskaya g.18651922-
Vilna GovernorateВиленская г.Vilenskaya g.17951915-
Vitebsk GovernorateВитебская г.Vitebskaya g.18021924-
Vladimir GovernorateВладимирская г.Vladimirskaya g.17961929-
Volhynian GovernorateВолынская г.Volynskaya g.1792--
Vologda GovernorateВологодская г.Vologodskaya g.17961929Northern Krai
Voronezh GovernorateВоронежская г.Voronezhskaya g.17251928-
Vyatka GovernorateВятская г.Vyatskaya g.17961929-
Vyborg GovernorateВыборгская г.Vyborgskaya g.17441812-
Warsaw GovernorateВаршавская г.Varshavskaya g.18441917-
Yaroslavl GovernorateЯрославская г.Yaroslavskaya g.17771929-
Yekaterinoslav GovernorateЕкатеринославская г.Yekaterinoslavskaya g.1802-
Yeniseysk GovernorateЕнисейская г.Yeniseyskaya g.1822-01-26-

Grand Duchy of Finland

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