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This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (pre-1918 spelling: губернія, post-1918 spelling: губерния) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the
Kholm Governorate Kholm Governorate may refer to: * Kholm Governorate (Russian Empire), a region of the Russian Empire in 1912–1915, centered in Kholm (today Chełm in Poland) * Kholm Governorate (Ukraine) :''You may also be looking for Kholm Governorate of the ...
in 1912 (inclusive). Some of these governorates persisted into the
Soviet era The history of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (USSR) reflects a period of change for both Russia and the world. Though the terms "Soviet Russia" and "Soviet Union" often are synonymous in everyday speech (either acknowledging the dominance ...
(renamed ''
oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of ...
s'' during the 1920s), while others were subdivided further as part of the policy of "unbundling" (разукрупнение, ''razukrupneniye'') of the 1930s. During the partitions of Poland (in the 1780s), many governorates were replaced with
viceroyalties A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning " ...
, but later (before the 1800s) were reverted to governorates.


List of governorates


Grand Duchy of Finland

Governorates of the Grand Duchy of Finland The governorates of the Grand Principality of Finland were the administrative division of the Grand Principality of Finland as part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917. The administrative division of Finland followed the Russian imperial model ...
during 1831–1917: * Åbo och Björneborg Governorate (russian: Або-Бьернеборгская губерния, sv, Åbo och Björneborgs län, fi, Turun ja Porin lääni) *
Kuopio Governorate Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
(russian: Куопиоская губерния, sv, Kuopio län, fi, Kuopion lääni) * Nikolaistad Governorate (russian: Николайстадская губерния, sv, Nikolaistads län, fi, Nikolainkaupunkin lääni) *
Nyland Governorate Nyland may refer to: Places *The Swedish-language name for Uusimaa, a region in Finland *The Swedish-language name for Uusimaa (historical province), a historical province in Finland *Nylands län, the Swedish-language name for Uusimaa Province, ...
(russian: Нюландская губерния, sv, Nylands län, fi, Uudenmaan lääni) * St. Michel Governorate (russian: Санкт-Михельская губерния, sv, St. Michels län, fi, Mikkelin lääni) * Tavastehus Governorate (russian: Тавастгусская губерния, sv, Tavastehus län, fi, Hämeen lääni) *
Uleåborg Governorate The Province of Oulu ( fi, Oulun lääni, sv, Uleåborgs län) was a province of Finland from 1775 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland and also the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia. History ''For Hist ...
(russian: Улеаборгская губерния, sv, Uleåborgs län, fi, Oulun lääni) * Viborg Governorate (russian: Выборгская губерния, sv, Viborgs län, fi, Viipurin lääni)


See also

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History of the administrative division of Russia The modern administrative-territorial structure of Russia is a system of territorial organization which is a product of a centuries-long evolution and reforms. Early history The Kievan Rus' as it formed in the 10th century remained a more or ...
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Subdivisions of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union had several kinds of country subdivisions: References Subdivisions of the Soviet Union, {{Soviet-stub ...
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Federal subjects of Russia The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation (russian ...


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*Сергей Тархов.
Изменение административно-территориального деления России в XIII-XX вв.
. "Логос", 2005, №1. (Sergey Tarkhov. ''Changes of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Russia in the 13th–20th centuries'').


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