The administrative division reform of 1708 was carried out by Russian Tsar Peter the Great in an attempt to improve the manageability of the vast territory...

June 3], 1710—Ingermanland Governorate was renamed St. Petersburg Governorate after the city of St. Petersburg. October 25 [O.S. October 14], 1710—all governorates...

initially in 1708 included into Siberia Governorate. Technically, the territorial-administrative reform started out in the Tsardom of Russia before the...

was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire. It was established in December 1708 as one of the eight...

divisions were oblasts (region) and okrugs (district). This subdivision type was created by the edict (ukase) of Peter the Great on December 18, 1708...

губерния) was considered subdivided into 1 province (with 12 regiments in Little Russia) Moscow Governorate (Московская губерния) subdivided into 11 provinces:...

(Воронежская провинция) Yeletsk Province (Елецкая провинция) "Russian Empire - The reign of Peter the Great | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved...

губерния) was considered subdivided into 1 province (with 12 regiments in Little Russia) Moscow Governorate (Московская губерния) subdivided into 11 provinces:...

1726—Smolensk Governorate was created from parts of Moscow and Riga Governorates. Archangelgorod Governorate (Архангелогородская губерния) subdivided into...

second administrative reform of 1719 was carried out by Peter the Great in order to fix the deficiencies of the original system. On June 9 (May 29 in the...