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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF RUSSIA IN 1713-1714



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Major events
Subdivisions (as of 1713)

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''.

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