Archangelgorod Governorate (russian: Архангелогородская губерния, ''Arkhangelogorodskaya guberniya''), or the Government of Archangelgorod, was an administrative division (a ''
guberniya'') of the
Tsardom of Russia
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and then the
Russian Empire
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, which existed from 1708 until 1780. Its seat was in Archangel (modern
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies o ...
). The governorate was located in the north of the Russian Empire and bordered
Siberia Governorate
Siberia Governorate (russian: Сибирская губерния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia and then the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1782. Its seat was in Tobolsk (initially sp ...
in the east,
Kazan Governorate
The Kazan Governorate (russian: Каза́нская губе́рния; tt-Cyrl, Казан губернасы; cv, Хусан кӗперниӗ; mhr, Озаҥ губерний), or the Government of Kazan, was a governorate (a ''guberniya'') o ...
in the southeast,
Moscow
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and
Ingermanland Governorate
Saint Petersburg Governorate (russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргская губе́рния, ''Sankt-Peterburgskaya guberniya''), or Government of Saint Petersburg, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia ...
s in the southwest,
Sweden
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(later independent
Finland
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) in the west, and
Norway
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in north-west. In the north, the governorate was limited by the
White
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and
Barents Sea
The Barents Sea ( , also ; no, Barentshavet, ; russian: Баренцево море, Barentsevo More) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territo ...
s.
Archangelgorod Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by
Tsar
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Peter the Great
Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
's
edict
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''Edict'' derives from the Latin edictum.
Notable edicts
* Telepinu Pro ...
.
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As with the rest of the governorates, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Archangelgorod Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities.
In terms of the modern political division of Russia, Archangelgorod Governorate comprised the areas of what is currently
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...
,
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ''Nenjocije awtonomnoj ŋokruk'') is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of ...
and the
Komi Republic
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, the greater parts of
Arkhangelsk
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and
Vologda Oblast
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s, as well as parts of the
Republic of Karelia
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,
Kostroma
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,
Kirov, and
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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s.
On , 1719, the governorate was divided into provinces:
Archangelgorod,
Vologda
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,
Galich, and
Ustyug.
Simultaneously,
Yarensky Uyezd
Yarensky Uyezd () was one of the subdivisions of the Vologda Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Yarensk.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Censu ...
with the administrative center of
Yarensk
Yarensk (russian: Я́ренск) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Lensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. Population:
...
was moved from
Siberia Governorate
Siberia Governorate (russian: Сибирская губерния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia and then the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1782. Its seat was in Tobolsk (initially sp ...
to Archangelgorod Governorate.
The uyezds were transformed into districts, however, in 1727 the districts were transformed back into uyezds.
The governorate existed until 1780, when it was transformed into
Vologda Viceroyalty
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.
Governors
The administration of the governorate was performed by a governor. The governors of the Arkhangelogorod Governorate were
* 1708-1711 Pyotr Alexeevich Golitsyn
* 1711-1714 Alexey Alexandrovich Kurbatov (vice-governor)
* 1714-1725 Pyotr Yefimovich Lodyzhensky
* 1725-1727 Ivan Petrovich Izmaylov
* 1727-1728 Ivan Mikhaylovich Likharev
* 1728-1729 Villim Fermor
* 1729-1732 Semyon Fyodorovich Meshchersky
* 1732-1732 Ivan Maksimovich Shuvalov
* 1732-1738 Mikhail Yuryevich Shcherbatov (the father of
Mikhail Shcherbatov
Prince Mikhailo Mikhailovich Shcherbatov (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Щерба́тов; 22 July 1733 – 12 December 1790) was a leading ideologue and exponent of the Russian Enlightenment, on the par with Mikhail Lomonosov a ...
)
* 1738-1740 Andrey Litskin
* 1740-1740 Pyotr Kalinovich Pushkin
* 1740-1743 Alexey Andreyevich Obolensky-Bely
* 1743-1745 Alexey Mikhaylovich Pushkin
* 1745-1762 Stepan Alexeyevich Yuryev
* 1762-1763 Grigory Filatovich Sukhotin
* 1763-1780 Yegor Andreyevich Golovtsyn
References
{{Subdivisions of the Russian Empire
Governorates of the Russian Empire
States and territories established in 1708
1708 establishments in Russia
1780 disestablishments in the Russian Empire