Shuysky Uyezd (''Шуйский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the
Vladimir Governorate
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Subdivisions of the Russian Empire
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of the
Russian Empire
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. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was
Shuya.
Demographics
At the time of the
Russian Empire Census
The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897 ( pre-reform Russian: ) was the first and only nation-wide census performed in the Russian Empire (the Grand Duchy of Finland was excluded). It recorded demographic data as ...
of 1897, Shuysky Uyezd had a population of 158,483. Of these, 99.6% spoke
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
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Yiddish
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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
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Tatar
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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different 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.
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References
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Shuysky Uyezd,
Uezds of Vladimir Governorate
Vladimir Governorate