Northern Dvina Governorate
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Northern Dvina Governorate was a governorate (guberniya
) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
from 1918 to 1929. Its seat was in the city of Veliky Ustyug
. The governorate was located in the North of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Arkhangelsk
, Vologda
, Kostroma
, and Kirov
Oblasts and the Komi Republic
. The name of the governorate originates from the Northern Dvina River.
. The territory of the governorate was formed from five uyezd
s which were prviously a part of Vologda Governorate
(the uyezd centers are given in parentheses)
In August 1921, the eastern part of the Governorate was split off and moved to the newly formed Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast
.
On April 18, 1924, the uyezds were abolished, and the governorate was divided into 18 districts (raion
s).
On February 27, 1928 Ust-Alexeyevsky District was merged into Velikoustygsky District, and Yenangsky District was merged into Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District. Simultaneously, Nyuksensky District was renamed into Sukhonsky District. On March 29, 1928, Solvychegodsky District was merged into Kotlassky District.
On July 15, 1929 All-Russian Central Executive Committee by a decree abolished Northern Dvina Governorate and established the Northern Dvina Okrug, which was a part of Northern Krai
. The Okrug had the same territory as the abolished governorate, with the addition of Brusnovolovsky Selsoviet from the former Totemsky Uyezd of the Vologda Governorate
. The Okrug administration was located in Veliky Ustyug.
The Northern Dvina Okrug was abolished in 1930. Northern Krai was in 1936 transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Lalsky, Podosinovsky, and Oparinsky districts in 1941 were transferred from Arkhangelsk to Kirov Oblast. Vokhomsky District and a part of Nikolsky District ended up in Kostroma Oblast. The parts of the Nothern Dvina Governorate split off to Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast in 1921 remain in the Komi Republic
.
Guberniya
A guberniya was a major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire usually translated as government, governorate, or province. Such administrative division was preserved for sometime upon the collapse of the empire in 1917. A guberniya was ruled by a governor , a word borrowed from Latin ,...
) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
from 1918 to 1929. Its seat was in the city of Veliky Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...
. The governorate was located in the North of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
, Vologda
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is Vologda. The largest city is Cherepovets.Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the magnificent Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Convent , medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, baroque...
, Kostroma
Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma.Major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev. Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century...
, and Kirov
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
Oblasts and the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
. The name of the governorate originates from the Northern Dvina River.
History
The governorate was established on July 24, 1918 by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicNKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
. The territory of the governorate was formed from five 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 which were prviously a part of Vologda Governorate
Vologda Governorate
The Vologda Governorate or Government of Vologda was a guberniya in the historical northern region of the European part of Russian Empire.In its size it was second right after the neighboring Archangelgorod Governorate...
(the uyezd centers are given in parentheses)
- Nikolsky Uyezd (NikolskNikolsk, Vologda OblastNikolsk is a town and the administrative center of Nikolsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia,, located on the right bank of the Yug River close to the point where it flows into the White Sea. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nikolskoye Urban Settlement in Nikolsky Municipal District...
); - Solvychegodsky Uyezd (SolvychegodskSolvychegodskSolvychegodsk is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River northeast of Kotlas. Administratively, it is a part of Kotlassky District. Municipally, it is incorporated as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement of Kotlassky Municipal...
); - Ust-Sysolsky Uyezd (Ust-SysolskSyktyvkar-Twin towns/sister cities:Syktyvkar is twinned with the following sister cities: Cullera, Spain Debrecen, Hungary Los Altos, United States Lovech, Bulgaria Taiyuan, China-External links:* * * *...
); - Velikoustyuzhsky Uyezd (Veliky UstyugVeliky UstyugVeliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...
); - Yarensky Uyezd (YarenskYarenskYarensk is a selo of 4,100 people located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. It is the center of Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast....
).
In August 1921, the eastern part of the Governorate was split off and moved to the newly formed Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast
Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast
Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast, one of several autonomous oblast's that existed in the former Soviet Union, was created August 22, 1921. It was the predecessor of the Komi Republic. The seat of the Oblast was located in Ust-Sysolsk ....
.
On April 18, 1924, the uyezds were abolished, and the governorate was divided into 18 districts (raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
s).
- Cherevkovsky District (Cherevkovo);
- Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky DistrictKichmengsko-Gorodetsky DistrictKichmengsko-Gorodetsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky Municipal District...
(Kichmengsky GorodokKichmengsky GorodokKichmengsky Gorodok is a rural locality and the administrative center of Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yug River, at the confluence with the Kichmenga River. It also serves as the administrative center of Kichmengsky Selsoviet, one of the...
); - Kotlassky District (KotlasKotlasKotlas is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Kotlassky District, by which it is...
); - Krasnoborsky DistrictKrasnoborsky DistrictKrasnoborsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District...
(KrasnoborskKrasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk OblastKrasnoborsk is a rural locality and the administrative center of Krasnoborsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River. It also serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is...
); - Lalsky District (Lalsk);
- Lensky DistrictLensky District, Arkhangelsk OblastLensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District...
(YarenskYarenskYarensk is a selo of 4,100 people located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. It is the center of Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast....
); - Nikolsky DistrictNikolsky District, Vologda OblastNikolsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nikolsky Municipal District...
(NikolskNikolsk, Vologda OblastNikolsk is a town and the administrative center of Nikolsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia,, located on the right bank of the Yug River close to the point where it flows into the White Sea. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nikolskoye Urban Settlement in Nikolsky Municipal District...
); - Nyuksensky DistrictNyuksensky DistrictNyuksensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nyuksensky Municipal District...
(NyuksenitsaNyuksenitsaNyuksenitsa is a rural locality and the administrative center of Nyuksensky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sukhona River. It also serves as the administrative center of Beryozovsky and Nyuksensky Selsoviets, two of the eleven selsoviets into which the district...
); - Oparinsky DistrictOparinsky DistrictOparinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 39 in Kirov Oblast, Russia....
(Oparino); - Podosinovsky DistrictPodosinovsky DistrictPodosinovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 39 in Kirov Oblast, Russia....
(Podosinovets); - Roslyatinsky District (Roslyatino);
- Solvychegodsky District (SolvychegodskSolvychegodskSolvychegodsk is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River northeast of Kotlas. Administratively, it is a part of Kotlassky District. Municipally, it is incorporated as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement of Kotlassky Municipal...
); - Ust-Alexeyevsky District (Ust-Alexeyevo);
- Velikoustyugsky DistrictVelikoustyugsky DistrictVelikoustyugsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Velikoustyugsky Municipal District...
(Veliky UstyugVeliky UstyugVeliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...
); - Verkhnetoyemsky DistrictVerkhnetoyemsky DistrictVerkhnetoyemsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Verkhnetoyemsky Municipal District...
(Verkhnyaya ToymaVerkhnyaya ToymaVerkhnyaya Toyma is an airport in Russia located 1 km northeast of the rural locality of Verkhnyaya Toyma. It is a paved civilian airstrip serving the region northwest of Kotlas. It is capable of handling Yak-42 and An-24 aircraft...
); - Vilegodsky DistrictVilegodsky DistrictVilegodsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vilegodsky Municipal District...
(Ilyinsko-PodomskoyeIlyinsko-PodomskoyeIlyinsko-Podomskoye is a rural locality and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Viled River. It also serves as the administrative center of Ilyinsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is...
); - Vokhomsky DistrictVokhomsky DistrictVokhomsky District is an administrative district , one of the 24 in Kostroma Oblast, Russia....
(Vokhma); - Yenangsky District (Yenangsk).
On February 27, 1928 Ust-Alexeyevsky District was merged into Velikoustygsky District, and Yenangsky District was merged into Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District. Simultaneously, Nyuksensky District was renamed into Sukhonsky District. On March 29, 1928, Solvychegodsky District was merged into Kotlassky District.
On July 15, 1929 All-Russian Central Executive Committee by a decree abolished Northern Dvina Governorate and established the Northern Dvina Okrug, which was a part of Northern Krai
Northern Krai
Northern Krai was a krai of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk...
. The Okrug had the same territory as the abolished governorate, with the addition of Brusnovolovsky Selsoviet from the former Totemsky Uyezd of the Vologda Governorate
Vologda Governorate
The Vologda Governorate or Government of Vologda was a guberniya in the historical northern region of the European part of Russian Empire.In its size it was second right after the neighboring Archangelgorod Governorate...
. The Okrug administration was located in Veliky Ustyug.
The Northern Dvina Okrug was abolished in 1930. Northern Krai was in 1936 transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Lalsky, Podosinovsky, and Oparinsky districts in 1941 were transferred from Arkhangelsk to Kirov Oblast. Vokhomsky District and a part of Nikolsky District ended up in Kostroma Oblast. The parts of the Nothern Dvina Governorate split off to Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast in 1921 remain in the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
.