The Governor of

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog ...

(russian: Таганрогское градоначальство) was the head of the Taganrog ''

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'' or ''governorate'' (incorporated municipality with privileges given by royal charter), between October 8, 1802 and May 19, 1887. Taganrog was also the center of

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(including the cities of Rostov on Don,

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and

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast ( Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russi ...

) from 1816 to 1834. Rostov was subordinated to

Yekaterinoslav Governorate The Yekaterinoslav Governorate (russian: Екатеринославская губерния, Yekaterinoslavskaya guberniya; uk, Катеринославська губернія, translit=Katerynoslavska huberniia) or Government of Yekaterinos ...

in 1834, while Nakhichevan and Mariupol remained within Taganrog's governorate until 1859.

Historical background

By the end of the 18th century,

lost its importance as a military base with

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and

Azov Sea The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...

being under command of

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. The cities on

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and Azov Sea transformed into important trade centers. The trade development demanded new measures and

Alexander I of Russia Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. The son of Gra ...

introduced the office of governors (градоначальник) who were in direct contact with him. The governorships (in different periods of time) were introduced in four Russian cities:

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, Taganrog,

Feodosiya Feodosia (russian: Феодосия, ''Feodosiya''; uk, Феодо́сія, Теодо́сія, ''Feodosiia, Teodosiia''), also called in English Theodosia (from ), is a port and resort, a town of regional significance in the Crimea on the coast ...

and

Kerch Kerch ( uk, Керч; russian: Керчь, ; Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ; Ancient Greek: , ''Pantikápaion''; Medieval Greek: ''Bosporos''; crh, , ; tr, Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of ...

. The emperor appointed to this post dynamic people with initiative. The post co-existed with the ''Head of the City'' or ''mayor'' (russian: городской голова) and helped to develop trade and raise well-being of its citizens.

List of governors of Taganrog

* Apollon Dashkov (1802–1805) *Baron Balthasar von Campenhausen (1805–1809) *

Pyotr Papkov Pyotr Afanasievich Papkov (russian: Папков, Петр Афанасьевич, 1772–1853) was a Russian Generalmajor and statesman. Military career Pyotr Afanasievich was born in 1772 into a Russian noble family of Papkovs in Yekaterinosla ...

(1810–1822) *

Nikolai Naumov Nikolai Ivanovich Naumov (russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Нау́мов; 28 May 1838 – 22 December 1901) was a Russian writer. Biography He studied at Saint Petersburg University, and in 1859 his works began to be published in ...

(1822–1825) *

Alexander Dunaev Alexander Ivanovich Dunaev () was a Full Councillor of State and the 5th governor of Taganrog. Governor of Taganrog During Dunaev's governorship Alexander I of Russia Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of C ...

(1825–1832) *Baron

Otto Pfeilizer-Frank Baron Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Pfeilitzer gen. Franck, sometimes referred to as ''Otto Romanovich Franck'' or ''Otto Romanovich Pfeilitzer-Franck'' (russian: Пфейлицер-Франк, Отто Романович, February 29, 1788 – March ...

(1832–1843) *Prince Alexander Lieven (1844–1853) *Count

Nikolai Adlerberg Count Nikolay Vladimirovich Adlerberg (; 19 May 1819 – 25 December 1892), was a Russian aristocrat who served as Councilor of State and Chamberlain in the imperial court, as well as governor of Taganrog, Simferopol and Finland. Biography Ni ...

(1853–1854) *Count

Yegor Tolstoy Count Yegor Petrovich Tolstoy russian: Граф Егор Петрович Толстой; 19 July 1802 – 12 March 1874) was an Imperial Russian lieutenant-general, senator, and governor of Taganrog, Kaluga, and Penza. Military career Son of ...

(1854–1856) *Admiral Mikhail Lavrov (1856–1864) *Admiral Pavel Pereleshin (1864–1866) *Admiral Ivan Shestakov (1866–1868) *Admiral

Lev Kultshitskiy Lev Yakovlevich Kulchitsky (, ) was a rear admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy and member of the Imperial Admiralty Council, the supreme administrative body of the Imperial Navy. Kulchitsky also served as the 13th mayor of Taganrog, a port c ...

(1868–1873) *Mayor Akhilles Alferaki as ''temporary'' governor from November 25, 1873 to December 31, 1873 *Admiral Ivan Furugelm ( Johan Hampus Furuhjelm) (1874–1876) *Rear-admiral Pavel Maksutov (1876–1882) *Rear-admiral Pavel Zelenoy (1882–1885) *Rear-admiral

Ippolit Vogak Ippolit Konstantinovich Vogak (sometimes spelled Wogack, russian: Вогак, Ипполит Константинович, 30 August 1829 – 16 July 1889) was an Imperial Russian Navy admiral and the 17th and last governor of Taganrog. Biog ...

(1885–1887)

Portraits of Taganrog governors

Image:Balthasar Campenhausen.jpg, Balthasar von Campenhausen Image:Adlerbergnv.jpeg,

Image:Yegor-Tolstoy.jpg, Governor-general

Image:Mikhail Lavrov.jpg, Admiral Mikhail Lavrov Image:Admiral Pereleshin.jpg, Admiral Pavel Pereleshin Image:Шестаков.jpg, Admiral Ivan Shestakov Image:Kultshitskiy.jpg, Admiral

Image:Akhilles-Alferaki.jpg, Akhilles Alferaki Image:Zelenoy.jpg, Admiral Pavel Zelenoy Image:Ippolit Vogak.jpg, Admiral

References

* ''History of Taganrog'' by

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; 1898. * ''Taganrog Encyclopedia'', Taganrog, 2002. {{Reflist History of Taganrog

Historical background

List of governors of Taganrog

Portraits of Taganrog governors

See also

References