Little Russia Governorate may refer to:
1764–1781
editMalorossiya Governorate Малороссийская губерния | |||||||||||||
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Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
1764–1781 | |||||||||||||
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Regierung | |||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1764–1781 | Pyotr Rumyantsev[1] | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Little Russian Collegium | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 12 December 1764 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 27 February 1781 | ||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | regiments (polks) | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Chernihiv Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast |
The First Little Russia Governorate[a] or Malorossiya Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1764-1781. It was created after the abolition of Cossack Hetmanate and was governed by Pyotr Rumyantsev.
With another administrative reform of 1781 the governorate and its subdivisions (regiments) were liquidated and replaced with vice-royalties divided into counties (uezds).
Subdivisions
editThe governorate was divided into 10 regiments (polk) which were equivalent to counties (uezd).
- Starodub Regiment (1663–1782)
- Kyiv Regiment
- Pereiaslav Regiment
- Nizhyn Regiment
- Chernihiv Regiment
- Pryluky Regiment
- Lubny Regiment
- Myrhorod Regiment
- Hadiach Regiment
- Poltava Regiment
Coat of arms
editUntil 1767 the coat of arms for the governorate was Cossack with musket when it was replaced with the Russian double headed eagle.
1796–1802
editLittle Russia Governorate Малороссийская губерния (Russian) | |||||||||||||||
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Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||
1796–1802 | |||||||||||||||
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Capital | Chernigov | ||||||||||||||
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• Established | 12 December 1796 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 27 February 1802 | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Ukraine |
Little Russia Governorate[b] or Malorossiya Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire that encompassed most of modern-day northeastern Ukraine, then given the historical designation of Little Russia, and adjacent regions in Russia.
The Governorate was formed in 1796 under the administrative reforms of Paul I which abolished the viceroyalty (namestnichestvo) system, which in turn replaced the regimental administration of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1781. This placed the Kiev Viceroyalty (excluding the city of Kiev itself), Novgorod-Seversky Viceroyalty and Chernigov Viceroyalty under the new unit. The administrative centre was the city of Chernigov (Chernihiv).
However, the extensive area which the new unit covered was too great for effective administration, and in February 1802 the Governorate was split into Chernigov Governorate and Poltava Governorate.
Notes
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- Russian: Малороссийская губерния, pre-1918: Малороссiйская губернiя, romanized: Malorossiyskaya guberniya
- Ukrainian: Малоросійська губернія
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- Russian: Малороссийская губерния, pre-1918: Малороссiйская Губернiя, romanized: Malorossiyskaya guberniya