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Saratov Governorate
Saratov Governorate (russian: link=no, Саратовская губе́рния, ''Saratovskaya guberniya'', Government of Saratov), was an administrative division (a ''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, which existed from 1797 to 1928. Its administrative center was in the city of Saratov. History On December 25, 1769, the Saratov province was established as part of the Astrakhan Governorate. On January 11, 1780, Empress Catherine the Great issued a decree of the establishment of the Saratov governorship of the northern districts of the Astrakhan Governorate to begin on November 7 of that year, followed by a decree on who will lead the new governorship. For the grand opening of the Saratov governorship, on February 3, 1781, the Astrakhan governor, along with lieutenant-general Jacobi and Bishop Anthony arrived from Astrakhan. On August 23, 1781 the Empress issued a decree approving the emblems of the city of Saratov and sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorate (Russia)
A governorate, gubernia, province, or government ( rus, губе́рния, p=ɡʊˈbʲɛrnʲɪjə, also romanized ; uk, губернія, huberniia), was a major and principal administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire. After the empire was ended by revolution, they remained as subdivisions in Belarus, the Russian republic, Ukraine, and in the Soviet Union from its formation until 1929. The term is also translated as ''government'', ''governorate'', or ''province''. A governorate was ruled by a governor (, ''gubernator''), a word borrowed from Latin , in turn from Greek . Selected governorates were united under an assigned governor general such as the Grand Duchy of Finland, Congress Poland, Russian Turkestan and others. There also were military governors such as Kronstadt, Vladivostok, and others. Aside from governorates, other types of divisions were oblasts (region) and okrugs (district). First reform This subdivision type was created by the edict (ukase) of Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serdobsk
Serdobsk (russian: Сердо́бск) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Serdobsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia. Population: Geography It is located on the Serdoba River (Don River (Russia), Don's drainage basin, basin), southeast of Penza. Climate The climate is moderately Continental climate, continental. The winter in Serdobsk is moderately cold and long lasting from the beginning of November to the end of March. The coldest month is February with an average temperature of -9.1 °C. Summer is warm, lasting from late May to early September; the average July temperature is 20.4 °C. The average annual temperature is 5.5 °C. The climate is similar to Moscow, but the continentality is higher and the precipitation lower. History Founded by Alexander Aleksandrovich of Penza in 1698, it has been known since 1699 as Serdobinskaya sloboda (). Since the mid-18th century, it had been called Bolshaya Serdoba (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leninsky District, Volgograd Oblast
Leninsky District (russian: Ле́нинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #139-OD district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Leninsky Municipal District.Law #1004-OD It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ... of Leninsk. Population: 31,483 ( 2002 Census); The population of Leninsk accounts for 51.0% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Districts of Volgograd Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novouzensk
Novouzensk ( rus, Новоузе́нск, p=nəvəʊˈzʲɛnsk) is a town and the administrative center of Novouzensky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Uzen River at its confluence with the Chertanly River, southeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History In 1760, the village of Chertanla () was founded by the Old Believers. It grew and was granted town status and renamed Novy Uzen () in 1835. It was later renamed Novouzensk. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novouzensk serves as the administrative center of Novouzensky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #93-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Novouzensky Municipal District, lists the town of Novouzensk as a part of that municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugachyov
Pugachyov ( rus, Пугачёв, p=pʊgɐˈtɕɵf) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Irgiz River (Volga's tributary), northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It was founded as the ''sloboda'' of Mechetnaya () in 1764 by Old Believers who returned from Poland. In 1835, it was granted town status and renamed Nikolayevsk (), after the ruling Tsar Nicholas I. In 1918, it was renamed after Yemelyan Pugachev, leader of the great Cossack insurrection of the 1770s. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pugachyov serves as the administrative center of Pugachyovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Pugachyov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Pugachyov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, together with o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chyorny Yar, Astrakhan Oblast
Chyorny Yar (russian: Чёрный Яр, lit. ''black bluff'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') and the administrative center of Chernoyarsky District of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the elevated right bank of the Volga River. Population: 7,642 (1899 est.). It was established as a fort on the left bank of the Volga in 1627. Seven years later, it was moved to the opposite bank. In 1785, it was designated an uyezd town. The ''stanitsa'' of Chernoyarskaya used to be an important center of the Astrakhan Cossacks, Astrakhan Cossack Host. In 1925, it was demoted in status to that of a rural locality. References External linksWebsite of Chyorny Yar {{Authority control Rural localities in Chernoyarsky District Astrakhan Governorate Former cities in Russia Populated places established in 1627 1627 establishments in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voronezh Governorate
Voronezh Governorate (russian: Воронежская губерния, ''Voronezhskaya guberniya''; uk, Воронізька губернія) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR, which existed from 1708 (as ''Azov Governorate'') until 1779 and from 1796 until 1928. Its seat was located in Voronezh since 1725. The governorate was located in the south of the European part of the Russian Empire. In 1928, the governorate was abolished, and its area was included into newly established Central Black Earth Oblast. First Azov Governorate Azov Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict.Указ о ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novokhopyorsky Uyezd
Novokhopyorsky Uyezd (''Новохопёрский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Voronezh Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Novokhopyorsk. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Novokhopyorsky Uyezd had a population of 192,436. Of these, 84.6% spoke Russian, 15.2% Ukrainian and 0.1% Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ... as their native language. References Uezds of Voronezh Governorate Voronezh Governorate {{Russia-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penza Governorate
Penza Governorate (russian: Пензенская губерния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, located in the Volga Region. It existed from 1796 to 1797 and again from 1801 to 1928; its seat was in the city of Penza. Uyezds Penza Governorate was subdivided into ten uyezds: * Gorodishchensky Uyezd * Insarsky Uyezd * Kerensky Uyezd * Krasnoslobodsky Uyezd * Mokshansky Uyezd * Narovchatsky Uyezd * Nizhnelomovsky Uyezd * Penzensky Uyezd * Saransky Uyezd * Chembarsky Uyezd Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Penza Governorate had a population of 1,470,474. Of these, 83.0% spoke Russian, 12.8% Mordvin, 4.0% Tatar, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simbirsk Governorate
Simbirsk Governorate (russian: link=no, Симбирская губерния, ''Simbirskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1928. Its administrative center was in the city of Simbirsk, renamed Ulyanovsk in 1924 (likewise, Simbirsk Governorate was named Ulyanovsk Governorate). History Ulyanovsk Governorate (1924–1928) By a decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union of May 9, 1924, the city of Simbirsk has renamed Ulyanovsk, which included the volost, the uyezd, and the governorate itself. In 1925, the Alatyrsky uezd was transferred to the Chuvash ASSR and 4 uezds remained in the Ulyanovsk Governorate: Ardatovsk, Karsunsk, Syzransk, and Ulyanovsk. On January 6, 1926, by the decision of the Samara Governorate Executive Committee, the Melekessky uyezd was transferred to the Ulyanovsk governorate. On May 14, 1928, during the economic zoning of the USSR, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhny Novgorod Governorate
The Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Нижегородская губернія, r=Nizhegorodskaya guberniya, p=nʲɪʐɨɡɐˈrotskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə), was an administrative division (a ''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, Russian Republic, and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, roughly corresponding to the Volga region, Upper and Middle Volga region and what is now most of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. In the early of 20th Century, the Nizhny Novgorod Governorate bordered the Kostroma Governorate, Kostroma and Vyatka Governorate, Vyatka governorates to the north, the Vladimir Governorate to the west, the Kazan Governorate, Kazan and Simbirsk Governorate, Simbirsk governorates to the east, and the Penza Governorate, Penza and Tambov Governorate, Tambov governorates to the south. In the early 18th Century, the Nizhny Novgorod Governorate was included in the Kazan Governorate, from 1708–1714, and 1717–1719. The Reform of Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambov Governorate
Tambov Governorate was an administrative unit of the Russian Empire, Russian Republic, and later the Russian SFSR, centred around the city of Tambov. The governorate was located between 51°14' and 55°6' north and between 38°9' and 43°38' east. It bordered Vladimir Governorate and Nizhny Novgorod Governorate to north, Penza Governorate and Saratov Governorate to the east, Voronezh Governorate to south and west, and Oryol Governorate, Tula Governorate, and Ryazan Governorate to the west. History The governorate was created in 1796 when it was reformed out of Tambov Viceroyalty (''namestnichestvo'') that was organized in 1779. The borders of it were unchanged until 1926 when the northern half of the governorate was split between other two governorates of Penza and Ryazan. Due to the administrative reform of 1928 Tambov governorate was divided into three okrugs: Tambov Okrug, Kozlov Okrug, and Borisoglebsk Okrug. In 1937 a substantial part of the governorate was transformed int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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