Major events
★ '
May 19' (May 8 in the
Julian calendar), '
1713' — the capital of Russia was moved from
Moscow to
St. Petersburg.
★ '
July 28' (17), '1713' — '
Riga Governorate' was formed on the recently acquired lands in the north-west of
Russia.
★ '
July 28' (17), '1713' — '
Smolensk Governorate' was abolished; its territory was divided between 'Moscow' and 'Riga Governorates'.
Subdivisions (as of 1713)
★ '
Archangelgorod Governorate' (Архангелогородская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into 18.5 ''lots'' ().
★ '
Azov Governorate' (Азовская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into 7.5 ''lots''.
★ '
Kazan Governorate' (Казанская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into 21 ''lots''.
★ '
Kiev Governorate' (Киевская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into 5 ''lots''.
★ '
Moscow Governorate' (Московская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into ''lots''.
★ '
Riga Governorate' (Рижская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into ''lots''.
★ '
St. Petersburg Governorate' (Санкт-Петербургская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into 32.2 ''lots''.
★ '
Siberian Governorate' (Сибирская губерния)
★
★ Subdivided into 9 ''lots''.