Administrative divisions of Russia in 1727-1728
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The administrative reform of 1727 was carried out soon after Peter the GreatPeter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
's death, when it became apparent that previous reform was not working as planned. The fast pace of the reforms came into contradiction with the traditional ways of doing things. Newly created bureaucracy required significant financial investments, which the government was lacking. Neither Catherine I
Catherine I of Russia
Catherine I , the second wife of Peter the Great, reigned as Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death.-Life as a peasant woman:The life of Catherine I was said by Voltaire to be nearly as extraordinary as that of Peter the Great himself. There are no documents that confirm her origins. Born on...
, Peter I's second wife and successor, nor her government were willing to go on with the reforms in their original form. As a result, the 1727 reform became a step back, abolishing the system of districts and restoring the old system of uyezd
Uyezd
Uyezd or uezd was an administrative subdivision of Rus', Muscovy, Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR which was in use from the 13th century. Uyezds for most of the history in Russia were a secondary-level of administrative division...
s (уе́зды) instead. A total of 166 uyezds were re-established, and with the newly created uyezds the Russian Empire had approximately 250 uyezds.
- 1727—new Belgorod Governorate was formed from Belgorod, Oryol, and Sevsk Provinces (провинции) of Kiev Governorate.
- 1727—new Novgorod Governorate was formed from Belozersk, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, and Velikiye Luki Provinces of the St. Petersburg GovernorateSaint Petersburg GovernorateSaint Petersburg Governorate , or Government of Saint Petersburg, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1708–1927....
. - 1727—Uglich and Yaroslavl Provinces of the St. Petersburg Governorate were transferred to Moscow Governorate.
- 1727—Narva Province of St. Petersburg Governorate was transferred to Revel Governorate.
- 1727—Solikamsk and Vyatka Provinces of Siberian Governorate were transferred to Kazan GovernorateKazan GovernorateThe Kazan Governorate or Government of Kazan was a governorate of Imperial Russia from 1708–1920, with the city of Kazan as its capital.-History:...
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Subdivisions (as of 1727)
- Archangelgorod GovernorateArchangelgorod GovernorateArchangelgorod Governorate , or the Government of Archangelgorod, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1780. Its seat was in Archangel...
(Архангелогородская губерния)- subdivided into 4 provinces:
- Archangelgorod Province (Архангелогородская провинция)
- Galich Province (Галицкая провинция)
- Ustyug Province (Устюжская провинция)
- Vologda Province (Вологодская провинция)
- subdivided into 4 provinces:
- Astrakhan Governorate (Астраханская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province
- Belgorod Governorate (Белгородская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Belgorod Province (Белгородская провинция)
- Oryol Province (Орловская провинция)
- Sevsk Province (Севская провинция)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Kazan GovernorateKazan GovernorateThe Kazan Governorate or Government of Kazan was a governorate of Imperial Russia from 1708–1920, with the city of Kazan as its capital.-History:...
(Казанская губерния)- subdivided into 6 provinces:
- Kazan Province (Казанская провинция)
- Penza Province (Пензенская провинция)
- Solikamsk Province (Соликамская провинция)
- Sviyaga Province (Свияжская провинция)
- Ufa Province (Уфимская провинция)
- Vyatka Province (Вятская провинция)
- subdivided into 6 provinces:
- Kiev GovernorateKiev GovernorateKiev Governorate , or Government of Kiev, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire.The governorate was established in 1708 along with seven other governorates and was transformed into a viceroyalty in 1781...
(Киевская губерния)- was considered subdivided into 1 province (with 12 regiments in Little RussiaLittle RussiaLittle Russia , sometimes Little or Lesser Rus’ , is a historical political and geographical term in the Russian language referring to most of the territory of modern-day Ukraine before the 20th century. It is similar to the Polish term Małopolska of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province (with 12 regiments in Little Russia
- Moscow GovernorateMoscow GovernorateMoscow Governorate , or Government of Moscow, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1708–1929....
(Московская губерния)- subdivided into 11 provinces:
- Kaluga Province (Калужская провинция)
- Kostroma Province (Костромская провинция)
- Moscow Province (Московская провинция)
- Pereyaslavl-Ryazan Province (Переяславль-Рязанская провинция)
- Pereyaslavl-Zalessk Province (Переяславско-Залесская провинция)
- Suzdal Province (Суздальская провинция)
- Tula Province (Тульская провинция)
- Uglich Province (Угличская провинция)
- Vladimir Province (Владимирская провинция)
- Yaroslavl Province (Ярославская провинция)
- Yuryev Province (Юрьевская провинция)
- subdivided into 11 provinces:
- Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Нижегородская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Alatyr Province (Алатырская провинция)
- Arzamas Province (Арзамасская провинция)
- Nizhny Novgorod Province (Нижегородская провинция)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Novgorod GovernorateNovgorod GovernorateNovgorod Governorate , or Government of Novgorod, was a governorate of the Russian Empire.The governorate was established in 1727 from Belozersk, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, and Velikiye Luki Provinces of the St. Petersburg Governorate and existed until 1927, when its territory was included into...
(Новгородская губерния)- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Belozersk Province (Белозерская провинция)
- Novgorod Province (Новгородская провинция)
- Pskov Province (Псковская провинция)
- Tver Province (Тверская провинция)
- Velikiye Luki Province (Великолуцкая провинция)
- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Revel Governorate (Ревельская губерния)
- was considered subdivided into 1 province (Estland)
- Riga GovernorateRiga GovernorateThe Governorate of Livonia or Livland Governorate, also known as the Government of Livonia or Province of Livonia, was one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire, now divided between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia.It was originally called the Riga Governorate after...
(Рижская губерния)- was considered subdivided into 1 province (Livland)
- St. Petersburg GovernorateSaint Petersburg GovernorateSaint Petersburg Governorate , or Government of Saint Petersburg, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1708–1927....
(Санкт-Петербургская губерния)- subdivided into 2 provinces:
- Petersburg Province (Петербургская провинция)
- Vyborg Province (Выборгская провинция)
- subdivided into 2 provinces:
- Siberian Governorate (Сибирская губерния)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Irkutsk Province (Иркутская провинция)
- Tobolsk Province (Тобольская провинция)
- Yenisei Province (Енисейская провинция)
- subdivided into 3 provinces:
- Smolensk GovernorateSmolensk GovernorateSmolensk Governorate , or Government of Smolensk, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed, with interruptions, between 1708 and 1929....
(Смоленская губерния)- was considered subdivided into 1 province
- Voronezh Governorate (Воронежская губерния)
- subdivided into 5 provinces:
- Bakhmut Province (Бахмутская провинция)
- Shatsk Province (Шацкая провинция)
- Tambov Province (Тамбовская провинция)
- Voronezh Province (Воронежская провинция)
- Yeletsk Province (Елецкая провинция)
- subdivided into 5 provinces: