The Kharkov Governorate (
pre-reform Russian: ,
tr. ''Khárkovskaya gubérniya'',
IPA: ">xarʲkəfskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə ) was a
governorate
A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...
of the
Russian Empire
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founded in 1835. It embraced the historical region of
Sloboda Ukraine
Sloboda Ukraine (literally: Borderland of free frontier guards; uk, Слобідська Україна, Slobidska Ukraina), or Slobozhanshchyna ( uk, Слобожанщина, Slobozhanshchyna, ), is a historical region, now located in Northeas ...
. From 1765 to 1780 and from 1796 to 1835 the governorate was called the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate. In 1780-1796 there existed the Kharkov Viceroyalty.
From 1765 to 1780, the
Sloboda–Ukraine Governorate existed. In 1780, the Kharkov Viceroyalty was established and lasted until 1796. In 1835, the Viceroyalty was again reorganized into the Sloboda-Ukrainian Governorate, and from 1835 onwards, the Kharkov Governorate was formed, which existed until 1925. With each reorganization, the boundaries and administrative structure change significantly. The main state tax implementation, processing, and publishing of statistical information for the Kharkov governorate were the Kharkov Governorate Statistical Committee.
History
Slobozhanshchyna
Sloboda Ukraine (literally: Borderland of free frontier guards; uk, Слобідська Україна, Slobidska Ukraina), or Slobozhanshchyna ( uk, Слобожанщина, Slobozhanshchyna, ), is a historical region, now located in Northeas ...
, with its capital in
Kharkov
Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine. , had become the official name of the Sloboda-Ukrainian Governorate in 1765.
Catherine II
, en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes
, house =
, father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
, mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
, birth_date =
, birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anha ...
signed a decree creating the Kharkov Viceroyalty on April 25, 1780. It was formed of the uezds of
Akhtyrsky Uyezd
Akhtyrsky Uyezd (russian: Ахтырский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. Since September 1781, ...
,
Belopolsky,
Bogodukhovsky Uyezd
Bogodukhovsky Uyezd (russian: Богодуховский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780, by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The a ...
,
Valkovsky,
Volchansky Uyezd
Volchansky Uyezd (russian: Волчанский уезд; uk, Вовчанський повіт, translit=Vovchanskyi povit) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, ...
,
Zolochevsky,
Izyumsky Uyezd
Izyumsky Uyezd (; uk, Ізюмський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Izium (Izyum).
Demograp ...
,
Krasnokutsky,
Lebedinsky Uyezd Lebedinsky Uyezd (russian: Лебединский уезд) was an ''uyezd'' (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This ''uyezd'' was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The admini ...
,
Miropolsky,
Nedrigailovsky,
Sumsky Uyezd
Sumsky Uyezd () or Sumy Povit () was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sumy.
Demographics
At the time of the Russia ...
,
Kharkovsky Uyezd
Kharkovsky Uyezd (russian: Харьковский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The administra ...
,
Khotmyzhsky, and
Chuguevsky. The Viceroyalty was abolished in 1796, and the Sloboda-Ukrainian Governorate was re-established on the Kharkov Viceroyalty's territory, divided into 10 uezds:
Akhtyrsky Uyezd
Akhtyrsky Uyezd (russian: Ахтырский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. Since September 1781, ...
,
Bogodukhovsky,
Valkovsky,
Volchansky Uyezd
Volchansky Uyezd (russian: Волчанский уезд; uk, Вовчанський повіт, translit=Vovchanskyi povit) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, ...
,
Zmievsky,
Izyumsky Uyezd
Izyumsky Uyezd (; uk, Ізюмський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Izium (Izyum).
Demograp ...
,
Kupyansky Uyezd
Kupyansky Uyezd (, ) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkiv Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kupiansk (Kupyansk).
Demographics
At the time of the ...
,
Lebedinsky Uyezd Lebedinsky Uyezd (russian: Лебединский уезд) was an ''uyezd'' (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This ''uyezd'' was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The admini ...
,
Sumsky Uyezd
Sumsky Uyezd () or Sumy Povit () was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sumy.
Demographics
At the time of the Russia ...
, and
Kharkovsky Uyezd
Kharkovsky Uyezd (russian: Харьковский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The administra ...
.
In 1835, the Sloboda-Ukrainian Governorate was abolished once more, and the Kharkov Governorate was established in its place, consisting of 11 counties. In the same year, the Kharkov Governorate was incorporated to the
Little Russian Governor-General
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*Little (film), ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's nov ...
. The Governor-residence General was originally in Poltava but has been in
Kharkov
Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine. since 1837. By 1856, the governorate had grown to 13 counties, and the final administrative division had been established. Kharkov was the seat of the Orthodox
Kharkov Diocese
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.[Kharkov Educational District
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.][Kharkov Military District The Kharkov Military District () was a military district of the Russian Empire, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and the Soviet Union. Throughout its history, the district headquarters was located in the city of Kharkov in northeast ...]
administration from 1864 to 1888. The governorate's territory was excluded from the "
Pale of Settlement
The Pale of Settlement (russian: Черта́ осе́длости, '; yi, דער תּחום-המושבֿ, '; he, תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, ') was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 19 ...
". Nevertheless, Jews were permitted to visit Kharkov during the fairs.
The newspaper ''
Kharkovskie Gubernskie Vedomosti'' was first published in 1838. The ''
Zemstvo
A ''zemstvo'' ( rus, земство, p=ˈzʲɛmstvə, plural ''zemstva'' – rus, земства) was an institution of local government set up during the great emancipation reform of 1861 carried out in Imperial Russia by Emperor Alexande ...
'' was founded as part of the Zemstvo reform. On , the terrorist
G. Goldenberg assassinated Governor
D. N. Kropotkin. General
M. T. Loris-Melikov was appointed temporary governor-general of the Kharkov Governorate on April 7, 1879, and commanding officer of the Kharkov Military District on April 17, the same year.
The Izyumsky and Starobelsky uezds of Kharkov Governorate were transferred to the newly established
Donetsk Governorate in 1920.
Zmiev uezd was split into Zmiev and
Chuguevsky uezds in December 1919. The government of the
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
adopted a new system of administrative division of the republic's territory on March 7, 1923, by Decree of the Presidium of the
All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee
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No. 315 of March 7, 1923. Okrugs and raions replaced uyezds and volosts. Instead of 10 uezds, the governorate was divided into 5 okrugs, as well as 227 volosts divided into 77 raions. Kharkov Governorate was divided into okrugs, according to the new administrative-territorial division system,
Raion
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–
Okrug
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–
Governorate
A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...
–Capital:
Kharkov
Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine. (24 raions),
Bogodukhovsky (12 raions),
Izyumsky (11 raions),
Kupyansky (12 raions), and
Sumy
Sumy ( uk, Суми ) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine, and the capital of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River in northeastern Ukraine with a population of according to the 2021 census, making it the 2 ...
(16 raions).
All of the Ukrainian SSR's governorates, including Kharkov, were abolished in June 1925, and the governorate's okrugs were transferred to the Ukrainian SSR's direct subordination (with its capital in Kharkiv). Based on a decision of the
9th All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets
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, the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee signed a decree on June 3, 1925, establishing a new territorial division throughout the Ukrainian SSR based on the principle of a three-stage system of government (without governorates):
Okrug
An ''okrug, ; russian: о́круг, ókrug; sr, округ, okrug, ; uk, о́круг, о́kruh; be, акруга, akruha; pl, okręg; ab, оқрҿс; mhr, йырвел, '' is a type of administrative division in some Slavic states. The ...
–
Raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
–Capital.
The
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...
was formed on February 27, 1932, by the resolution of the
Central Executive Committee.
Demographics
1897 Russian Census
*By the Imperial census of 1897.
Language Statistics of 1897
In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
Uyezds of Kharkov Governorate
*Akhtyrsky Uyezd
Akhtyrsky Uyezd (russian: Ахтырский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. Since September 1781, ...
*Bogodukhovsky Uyezd
Bogodukhovsky Uyezd (russian: Богодуховский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780, by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The a ...
*Izyumsky Uyezd
Izyumsky Uyezd (; uk, Ізюмський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Izium (Izyum).
Demograp ...
*Kharkovsky Uyezd
Kharkovsky Uyezd (russian: Харьковский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The administra ...
*Kupyansky Uyezd
Kupyansky Uyezd (, ) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkiv Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kupiansk (Kupyansk).
Demographics
At the time of the ...
*Lebedinsky Uyezd Lebedinsky Uyezd (russian: Лебединский уезд) was an ''uyezd'' (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This ''uyezd'' was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The admini ...
*Starobelsky Uyezd
Starobelsky Uyezd (russian: Старобельский уезд) was an ''uyezd'' (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This ''uyezd'' was created in May 1797. The administrative centre of ''uyezd'' was the town ...
*Sumsky Uyezd
Sumsky Uyezd () or Sumy Povit () was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sumy.
Demographics
At the time of the Russia ...
* Valkovsky Uyezd
*Volchansky Uyezd
Volchansky Uyezd (russian: Волчанский уезд; uk, Вовчанський повіт, translit=Vovchanskyi povit) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, ...
* Zmievsky Uyezd
Notes
References and notes
Further reading
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External links
Kharkiv Governorate
at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
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