Collegium Of Little Russia (1722–27)
Collegium of Little Russia was a Russian colonial administration in Ukraine that existed in 1722–1727 and 1764–1786. * Collegium of Little Russia (1722–1727) headed by Stepan Veliaminov * Collegium of Little Russia (1764–1786) headed by Pyotr Rumiantsev See also *Little Russian Office The Little Russia Office (russian: Приказ Малыя Россіи) was a Muscovite state agency (Prikaz) and administrative body of the Tsardom of Muscovy in charge of affairs connected with the Cossack Hetmanate and the Left-bank Ukraine. C ...

Collegium Of Little Russia (1722–1727)
Collegium of Little Russia (russian: Малороссийская коллегия) was an administrative body of the Russian Empire in the Hetmanate created for the first time by the ukase of Peter the Great on May 27, 1722, in place of the Little Russia Prikase. It was created during the life of Hetman Skoropadsky as a higher appellate institution and administrative controlling body of the Russian state system in the Hetmanate. Upon the death of Ivan Skoropadsky on July 14, 1722, the Collegium overtook the Hetman's prerogatives which was confirmed by the Imperial ukases of April 27 and July 3, 1723. It was composed of the president (brigadier), six members of the presence, prosecutor and number of chancellors (until 1724 – 31, after - 62). All members of collegium were appointed by the Emperor of Russia or the Governing Senate out of Russian military officers or civil servants. Unlike the Little Russia Prikase, it was located in Hlukhiv instead of Moscow. In civil affairs ...
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Stepan Veliaminov
Stepan Lukich Velyaminov (russian: Степан Лукич Вельяминов; 1670–1737) was a Russian military and state figure, Major General#Russia, President of Collegium of Little Russia (1722–1727), privy councilor, senator. He participated in the Great Northern War and for sometime performed duties of military commandant of Poltava city. In 1720–1722 he was a voivode of the Belgorod Province and commander of all Sloboda Ukraine cossack regiments. On instructions of the War Collegium, Velyaminov participated in fortification of the southern borders of Cossack Hetmanate. On 19 April 1722 as a brigadier he was appointed the president of the new Collegium of Little Russia (confirmed by the manifest of Emperor Peter the Great on 16 May 1722). As the president of the Little Russian Collegium, Velyaminov made great efforts to implement in life a policy of the Tsarist government aimed at substantial narrowing of the Cossack Hetmanate autonomy, use of material resources of ...
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Pyotr Rumiantsev
Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky (russian: Пётр Алекса́ндрович Румя́нцев-Задунайский; – ) was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century. He governed Little Russia in the name of Empress Catherine the Great from the abolition of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1764 until Catherine's death 32 years later. Monuments to his victories include the Kagul Obelisk in Tsarskoye Selo (1772), the Rumyantsev Obelisk on Vasilievsky Island (1798–1801), and a galaxy of Derzhavin's odes. Early life Peter was the only son of Count Alexander Rumyantsev, of Moldovan origins, by Maria, the daughter and heiress of Count Andrey Matveyev. As his mother spent much time in the company of Peter the Great, rumours suggested that the young Rumyantsev was the monarch's illegitimate son. He was named after the ruling Emperor who was his godfather. He was the brother of Praskovya Bruce, confidant of Catherine the Great. Pyotr Alexandro ...
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