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27-398: At its establishment, Gomel Governorate was made up of fourteen uyezds: In 1920, Orshansky Uyezd was transferred to Vitebsk Governorate . In 1921, Surazhsky Uyezd was renamed Klintsovsky. In 1922, Goretsky Uyezd became a part of Smolensk Governorate . On May 4, Mglinsky and Cherikovsky Uyezds were abolished and new Pochepsky District was established. On May 5, 1923, by the order of

54-493: A Jewish Theme , and the work was premiered in 1929. Based on a Jewish folk song from S. Ansky 's play The Dybbuk , Copland's piece is named for Vitebsk Governorate, where Ansky was born, and where he first heard the tune. People from Vitebsk Governorate: Pskov Governorate 57°49′N 28°20′E  /  57.817°N 28.333°E  / 57.817; 28.333 Pskov Governorate ( Russian : Псковская губерния , romanized :  Pskovskaya guberniya )

81-404: A bill on the introduction of elective zemstvo institutions in these provinces was developed from 1910, but also with exceptions from the general order, aimed at the exclusion of Polish landowners from participation in zemstvos. The adoption of this law in 1911 was accompanied by an acute political crisis. The elective zemstvo in these six provinces began operation since 1912. The administration of

108-411: A volume of output of 6.5 and 5.5 million. 1 flax mill, 2 distilleries, 126 tanneries, 142 brickyards, 424 mills). Rye, oats, barley, potato were grown. On average 13.2 million poods of winter rye, 3.6 million poods of barley, 7.2 million poods of oats and 20.2 million poods of potato were produced during 1900-1904; flax-growing was developed, industrial horticulture (apples, pears, plums); cattle breeding

135-484: Is in decline; forests occupy up to 35% of the gubernia's area, a lot of timber (pine, spruce), forest trades are developed, shipbuilding on the banks of the Western Dvina River; fishing on the lakes. Educational institutions: according to Pavlenkov - 5 secondary schools, 9 special schools, 1,281 lower schools; according to Brockhaus-Efron - 1,667 in total with 61,000 pupils. Among them were 349 elementary schools of

162-626: Is undulating, the most elevated strip stretches from the Pskov Gubernia to Nevel and Gorodok (up to 952 feet high), then along the watershed of the Western Dvina and Dnieper; the western part (the Dvina, Lyutsinsk and Rezhitsa districts) is lowland; many lakes (about 2500), swamps and forests; the soil is low fertile, clay and sandy loam. The Western Dvina is navigable throughout its length, its tributaries Mezha, Kasplya (or Kisplya) and Ulla are navigable;

189-831: The Governorate of Livonia , later becoming a part of the Latvian Soviet autonomy body of Iskolat . This decree supported the demands of the First Congress of Latgale Latvians  [ lv ] of May 1917, organized by the Provisional Land Council of Latgale . Following the Latvian War of Independence , in 1920 the area became a part of the Republic of Latvia under the Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty . After 1919,

216-769: The Northwestern Krai . The provincial city was Vitebsk, the largest city was Dvinsk . On January 1, 1919, the Provisional Revolutionary Government issued a manifesto proclaiming the formation of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Belarus (SSRB) within the RSFSR, which included the Vitebsk, Grodno, Mogilev, Minsk and Smolensk provinces. On January 16, 1919 by the decision of the Central Committee of

243-575: The Ministry of Public Education, 246 parochial schools, 659 literacy schools, 5 secondary schools with 2248 pupils, cadet corps, teachers' seminary, 5 religious schools, agricultural and craft schools; 385 Jewish schools (including 23 state schools) with 7095 pupils; literate - 24.5%. At the beginning of the XX century (1897 ) the territory of the province was 38,649.5 square miles (according to Brockhaus-Efron) or 39,700 square miles (according to Pavlenkov). The surface

270-617: The Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee it was transferred to Bryansk Governorate . In 1923, Bykhovsky, Klimovichsky, and Cherikovsky Uyezds were abolished and Kalininsky Uyezd was founded. In March 1924, Kalininsky, Mogilyovsky, and Rogachyovsky Uyezds were transferred to the territory of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic . In December 1926, Gomel Governorate

297-624: The RCP the Vitebsk, Mogilev and Smolensk provinces were returned into direct subordination to the RSFSR. By the decision of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR of February 4, 1924 "On the transfer of the areas with a predominantly Belarusian population to Belarus" and by the resolution of the VI All-Belarusian extraordinary congress of the Soviets of the BSSR of March 13, 1924,

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324-564: The Vitebsk Polotsk, Sennensk, Surazh, Gorodok, Drissen, Lepel and Orsha counties of the Vitebsk province were transferred to the BSSR , while Sebezh, Nevelsk and Velizhsk counties remained in the RSFSR. The province occupied the northeastern part of the modern Vitebsk region of Belarus, as well as the southeastern part of Latvia with the cities of Daugavpils (Dvinsk), Rēzekne (Rezhitsa) and Ludza (Lyutsin) and some Russian regions (Nevel and Sebezh - Pskov Oblast, Velizh - Smolensk Oblast,

351-472: The east, Smolensk Governorate in the southeast, Belarusian Governorate (since 1802, Vitebsk Governorate ) in the south, and Governorate of Livonia in the west. In terms of modern administrative division of Russia , the area of the governorate is currently split between the Pskov , Tver , and Novgorod oblasts. The former border between Pskov Governorate and Governorate of Livonia still largely corresponds to

378-474: The governorate was performed by a governor. The governors of Vitebsk Governorate were 74% of the population is employed in agriculture (farming, horticulture, forestry), 8% in manufacturing. In 1903 there were 39 thousand workers engaged in cottage industries (diggers on the railroads, forestry, fishery); 48 thousand workers in handicrafts (woodwork, tailoring, shoe-making, fish-netting, coarse fleece weaving); 1293 factories and plants with 7 thousand workers and

405-524: The governorate. The town of Opochka was made the administrative center of the governorate. Pskov Governorate has proven to be too big to be administered properly, and in 1776, the decree of the empress, Catherine the Great , was issued. It divided the governorate into Pskov and Polotsk Governorates . Pskov was made the administrative center of Pskov Governorate. Gdov and Porkhov were transferred from Novgorod to Pskov Governorate. In 1777, Pskov Governorate

432-483: The main rafting rivers are Luchessa (Luchosa), Ushach (Ushacha), Usyacha, Poloto (Polota) and Drissa. Major lakes are: Luban (112 square miles), Razno (75 square miles) and Osveiskoe (49 square miles); marshes occupy up to 4000 square miles. West of the country is milder than east; West Dvina near Dvinsk is ice free 247 days a year In 1928, the American composer Aaron Copland composed the piano trio Vitebsk: Study on

459-410: The province was left non-zemstvo. In 1903, the "Regulations on the management of zemstvo economy in the provinces of Vitebsk, Volyn, Kiev, Minsk, Mogilev and Podolsk" was adopted according to which a modified order of zemstvo administration was introduced in the provinces, with the appointment of all members of zemstvo boards and zemstvo speakers by the government. This order was unsuccessful, after which

486-433: The rest of Vitebsk Governorate was a part of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic . In 1924, Vitebsk Governorate was abolished. Most of it was transferred to Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic , which at the time had districts as the first-level administrative division. Three uyezds, Sebezhsky, Nevelsky, and Velizhsky, were transferred to Pskov Governorate . When zemstvo institutions were introduced in 1864,

513-584: The state border between Russia in the east and Estonia and Latvia in the west. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland , Inflanty Voivodeship and eastern Belarus were transferred to Russia. In order to accommodate these areas, Pskov Governorate was created, and Velikiye Luki and Pskov Provinces of Novgorod Governorate (with the exception of future Gdovsky Uyezd ) were transferred to this governorate. In addition, Vitebsk , Polotsk , and Dvina , taken over from Poland, were included into

540-510: The town status, are given in parentheses) In 1866, Surazhsky Uyezd was abolished and split between Gorodoksky, Velizhsky, and Vitebsky Uyezd. On 14 December 1917, Dvinsky, Lyutsinsky and Rezhitsky Uyezds, populated mostly by Latvians (especially Latgalians ) and known in Latvian as Latgale , were formally transferred according to decree No. 93 by the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR to

567-606: The town status, are given in parentheses), Izborsk was a town but not an uyezd center. In 1802, Novorzhevsky Uyezd (with the center in Novorzhev ) and Kholmsky Uyezd ( Kholm ) were established. In 1920, the westernmost part of Pskovsky Uyezd were transferred to Estonia , and the southwesternmost part of Pskovsky Uyezd and 3 volosts of Ostrovsky Uyezd went to Latvia . In 1924, Velizhsky , Nevelsky , and Sebezhsky Uyezds of Vitebsk Governorate were transferred into Pskov Governorate. On August 1, 1927 Pskov Governorate

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594-469: The village of Ilyino, which was part of the Velizh District - Tver Oblast). In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland , Inflanty Voivodeship and eastern Belarus were transferred to Russia. In order to accommodate these areas, Pskov Governorate was created. It was proven too big to be manageable, and in 1776 it was split into Pskov and Polotsk Governorates . In 1778 Polotsk Governorate

621-679: Was abolished. Gomelsky and Rechitsky Uyezds were transferred to the BSSR , and Klintsovsky, Novozybkovsky, and Starodubsky Uyezds were transferred to Bryansk Governorate of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic . Vitebsk Governorate 55°11′N 30°10′E  /  55.183°N 30.167°E  / 55.183; 30.167 Vitebsk Governorate ( Russian : Витебская губерния , romanized :  Vitebskaya guberniya , Belarusian : Віцебская губерня , romanized :  Vitsyebskaya hubernya )

648-641: Was an administrative-territorial unit ( guberniya ) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR , which existed in 1772–1777 and 1796–1927. Its seat was located in Opochka between 1772 and 1776, and in Pskov after 1776. The governorate was located in the west of the Russian Empire and bordered (after 1796) Saint Petersburg Governorate in the north, Novgorod Governorate in the northeast, Tver Governorate in

675-543: Was an administrative-territorial unit ( guberniya ) of the Russian Empire , with the seat of governorship in Vitebsk . It was established in 1802 by splitting Belarusian Governorate and existed until 1924. Today most of the area belongs to Belarus , the northwestern part to Latvia and the northeastern part to Pskov and Smolensk Oblasts of Russia .Together with the Vilna, Kovno, Grodno, Minsk, and Mogilev Governorates, it formed

702-533: Was transformed into Polotsk Viceroyalty . In 1793, the Second Partition of Poland followed, which resulted in the expansion of Polotsk Viceroyalty. In 1796, viceroyalties were abolished. In particular, Polotsk and Mogilev Viceroyalties were merged into Byelorussia Governorate . On February 27, 1802 Byelorussia Governorate was split into Vitebsk and Mogilev Governorates . The governorate consisted of 12 uyezds (the administrative centers, which all had

729-412: Was transformed into Pskov Viceroyalty, which was administered from Novgorod by Jacob Sievers , who at the same time administered Novgorod and Tver Viceroyalties. In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and on 31 December 1796 the emperor Paul I issued a decree restoring Pskov Governorate. At this point, the governorate consisted of the following six uyezds (the administrative centers, which all had

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