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Gomel Governorate
Gomel Governorate was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1926. Its capital was Gomel.http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/borders_timeline.htm It was formed from nine uyezds of the abolished Mogilev Governorate, one uyezd of Minsk Governorate and four uyezds of Chernigov Governorate. At its establishment, Gomel Governorate was made up of fourteen uyezds: *Bykhovsky Uyezd *Gomelsky Uyezd *Goretsky Uyezd * Klimovichsky Uyezd *Mglinsky Uyezd with Pochepsky District * Mogilyovsky Uyezd *Novozybkovsky Uyezd *Orshansky Uyezd *Rechitsky Uyezd *Rogachyovsky Uyezd * Starodubsky Uyezd * Surazhsky Uyezd *Chaussky Uyezd *Cherikovsky Uyezd In 1920, Orshansky Uyezd was transferred to Vitebsk Governorate. In 1921, Surazhsky Uyezd was renamed Klintsovsky. In 1922, Goretsky Uyezd became a part of Smolensk Governorate. On May 4, Mglinsky and Cherikovsky Uyezds were abolished and new Pochepsky District was established. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orshansky Uyezd
Orshansky Uyezd (''Оршанский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Orsha. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Orshansky Uyezd had a population of 187,068. Of these, 79.9% spoke Belarusian, 12.1% Yiddish, 2.6% Russian, 2.0% Latvian, 1.8% Polish, 0.8% Lithuanian, 0.3% German and 0.3% Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also ... as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показате ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalininsky Uyezd
Kalininsky (masculine), Kalininskaya (feminine), or Kalininskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Kalininsky District, name of several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union *Kalininsky (rural locality) (''Kalininskaya'', ''Kalininskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia * Kalininskaya Line, a line of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia See also * Kalinin (other) Kalinin may refer to: *Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet functionary *Kalinin (surname) Places *Kalinin, former name of Noramarg, Armenia *Kalinin, former name of Tashir, Armenia *Kalinin, former name of Burunqovaq ... * Kalininsk (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryansk Governorate
Bryansk ( rus, Брянск, p=brʲansk) is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the River Desna, southwest of Moscow. Population: Geography Urban layout The location of the settlement was originally associated with navigable river-routes and was located in the area of the Chashin Kurgan, where the fortress walls were erected. For reasons that have not yet been clarified, the city changed its location and by the middle of the 12th century had established itself on the steep slopes of the right bank of the Desna on Pokrovskaya Hill (russian: Покровская гора). The foundations of the future urban development of the city were laid even earlier, when around the city-fortress in the 17th century after the Time of Troubles of 1598-1613 on the coastal strip at the foot of the Bryansk fortress the posadskaya "Zatinnaya Sloboda" was upset, and on the upper plateau, between Verkhniy Sudok and White Kolodez - the "Streletskaya Slobod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Russian Central Executive Committee
The All-Russian Central Executive Committee ( rus, Всероссийский Центральный Исполнительный Комитет, Vserossiysky Centralny Ispolnitelny Komitet, VTsIK) was the highest legislative, administrative and revising body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR) from 1917 until 1937. Although the All-Russian Congress of Soviets had supreme authority, in periods between its sessions its powers were passed to VTsIK. Organization The 1918 Russian Constitution required that the VTsIK convene the All-Russian Congress of Soviets no fewer than two times a year (Statute 26 of Article III). Additional Congresses could be called by the VTsIK or on the request of local Soviets. The VTsIK was elected by a full Congress, with no more than 200 individuals. It was completely subordinate to the Congress. The functions of the Collegiate or the Presidium were not declared in the Constitution, but presumably they were supposed to be pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk Governorate
Smolensk Governorate (russian: Смоленская губерния, Smolenskaja gubernija), or the Government of Smolensk, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR. It existed, with interruptions, between 1708 and 1929. Smolensk Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by an edict from Tsar Peter the Great.Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городов As with the rest of the governorates, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Smolensk Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities, and section of lands adjacent to those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitebsk Governorate
Vitebsk Governorate (russian: Витебская губерния, ) was an administrative unit ( guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with the seat of governorship in Vitebsk. It was established in 1802 by splitting the Byelorussia Governorate and existed until 1924. Today most of the area belongs to Belarus, the northwestern part to Latvia and the northeastern part to Pskov and Smolensk Oblasts of Russia.Together with the Vilna, Kovno, Grodno, Minsk, and Mogilev Governorates, it formed the Northwestern Krai. The provincial city was Vitebsk, the largest city was Dvinsk. On January 1, 1919, the Provisional Revolutionary Government issued a manifesto proclaiming the formation of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Belarus (SSRB) within the RSFSR, which included the Vitebsk, Grodno, Mogilev, Minsk and Smolensk provinces. On January 16, 1919 by the decision of the Central Committee of the RCP the Vitebsk, Mogilev and Smolensk provinces were returned into direct subordination to the RSFS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherikovsky Uyezd
Cherikovsky Uyezd (''Чериковский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Cherykaw. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Cherikovsky Uyezd had a population of 150,277. Of these, 89.6% spoke Belarusian, 8.6% Yiddish, 0.7% Russian, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Ukrainian, 0.2% Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ... and 0.1% Latvian as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показате ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaussky Uyezd
Chaussky Uyezd (''Чаусский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Chavusy. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Chaussky Uyezd had a population of 88,686. Of these, 89.6% spoke Belarusian, 8.3% Yiddish, 0.7% Russian, 0.5% Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ..., 0.4% Latvian and 0.4% Polish as their first language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей Refere ...
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Klintsovsky Uyezd
Klintsovsky District (russian: Клинцо́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district ( raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Klintsy (which is not administratively a part of the district).Law #69-Z stipulates that the borders of the administrative divisions match those of the corresponding municipal divisions. Law #3-Z contains the lists of the inhabited localities for each municipal division. Population: 23,581 ( 2002 Census); Ecological problems As a result of the Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two nuc ... on April 26, 1986, part of the territory of Bryansk Oblast ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starodubsky Uyezd
Starodubsky Uyezd (''Стародубский уезд'') or Starodub Povit () was one of the subdivisions of the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Starodub. The governorate was incorporated into the Ukrainian SSR, and part of it including the Starodubsky Uyezd was transferred to the Gomel Oblast of the Russian SFSR in 1919. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Starodubsky Uyezd had a population of 144,833. Of these, 92.9% spoke Russian, 6.8% Yiddish, 0.2% Ukrainian and 0.1% Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ... as their native language. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogachyovsky Uyezd
Rogachyovsky Uyezd (''Рогачёвский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Rahachow. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Rogachyovsky Uyezd had a population of 224,652. Of these, 86.9% spoke Belarusian, 9.7% Yiddish, 2.0% Russian, 1.1% Polish, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ... as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
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