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17-606: Tikhvinsky Uyezd ( Тихвинский уезд ) was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire . It was situated in the northcentral part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tikhvin . In terms of present-day administrative borders, the territory of Tikhvinsky Uyezd is divided between the Tikhvinsky , Podporozhsky , Volkhovsky , Boksitogorsky and Kirishsky districts of Leningrad Oblast ,

34-533: A small part of Tver Oblast. In 1727, the description of Novgorod Governorate's borders was not given. Instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities. The cities were In 1764, Jacob Sievers was appointed governor of Novgorod. He discovered that most of the towns in the governorate were located along the western border and were in fact former fortresses, whereas large spaces like for instance between Novgorod and Ustyuzhna, had no towns at all. The general policy of Catherine

51-594: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ( guberniya ) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR , which existed from 1727 to 1776 and from 1796 to 1927. Its administrative center was in the city of Novgorod . The governorate was located in the northwest of the European part of the Russian Empire. The governorate

68-706: The Babayevsky and Chagodoshchensky districts of Vologda Oblast and the Khvoyninsky , Lyubytinsky , Malovishersky and Chudovsky districts of Novgorod Oblast . At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Tikhvinsky Uyezd had a population of 99,367. Of these, 90.9% spoke Russian , 7.2% Veps , 1.4% Karelian , 0.1% Yiddish , 0.1% Estonian , 0.1% Latvian , 0.1% German and 0.1% Romani as their native language. This article about government in Russia

85-636: The second and third partition of the kingdom. Emperor Paul I of Russia appointed him senator in 1796; in 1797 he became head of the new department for water communications. He was knighted in 1798. In Sievers' honor, Alexander I named the channel that connects the outlet of the Msta River with the Volkhov river the Sievers Canal. This Estonian biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This German biographical article

102-532: The Great at the time was to diminish the number of towns and to create large uyezds, and in 1764, most of the uyezds were abolished, however, Sievers argued that this policy was not appropriate for Novgorod Governorate, since it was large, sparsely populated, and difficult to administer. He suggested that Vyshny Volochyok , Valday , Borovichi , and Ostashkov would be chartered instead. In 1770, these towns were indeed chartered. Novgorod Governorate bordered Poland in

119-545: The Novgorod Governorate (Beloozersky, Kirillovsky, Tikhvinsky, Ustyuzhensky , and Cherepovetsky) were split off to create Cherepovets Governorate , with the administrative centre located in Cherepovets . Thus, by 1927 the governorate consisted of the following six uyezds: The administration of the governorate was performed by a governor. The governors of Novgorod Governorate were In 1809, Duke George of Oldenburg

136-553: The administrative center located in Kresttsy ), Kirillovsky Uyezd ( Kirillov ), and Cherepovetsky Uyezd ( Cherepovets ) were re-established. In 1816, Novgorod Governorate became the area where military settlements were deployed, in accordance with the project designed by Aleksey Arakcheyev , an influential statesman. It was inconvenient to have both civial and military administration in Staraya Russa, and therefore Starorussky Uyezd

153-558: The centers in Olonets, Vytegra , and Padansky Pogost . In the same year, Porkhovsky , Gdovsky , Ladozhsky , Starorussky , and Tikhvinsky Uyezds were established. By 1775, Novgorod Governorate was subdivided as follows: In 1796, after the governorate was restored, it consisted of eleven uyezds, In 1802, Olonets Governorate was restored in pre-1796 borders. It included Petrozavodsky, Olonetsky, Kargopolsky, Vytegorsky, and Lodeynopolsky Uyezds . Simultaneously, Krestetsky Uyezd (with

170-410: The former Tver Province . The viceroyalty was never formally abolished, however, after a number of administrative transformations it was divided into what was later to become Olonets Governorate , and into Novgorod Viceroyalty proper. After 1796, Novgorod Viceroyalty was mentioned in official documents only as Novgorod Governorate. This second Novgorod Governorate existed until 1927, when its territory

187-562: The west until 1772. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland , parts of Livonia and what is now eastern Belarus were transferred to Russia. In order to accommodate these areas, Pskov Governorate was created, and Velikiye Luki and Pskov Provinces (with the exception of future Gdovsky Uyezd ) were transferred to this governorate. In 1773, Olonetsky Uyezd was incorporated as Olonets Province but still remained in Novgorod Governorate. The province consisted of three uyezds with

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204-643: Was abolished in 1824. The town of Staraya Russa and some adjacent territories were directly subordinated to the Defense Ministry. Simultaneously, Demyansk was chartered, and Demyansky Uyezd was established. Military settlements were established in Novgorodsky, Demyansky, and Krestetsky Uyezds. The military settlements were proven inefficient, in particular, in 1831, the area participated in the Cholera Riots . They were abolished in 1856. In 1857, Starorussky Uyezd

221-590: Was appointed governor general and supervised Novgorod, Tver, and Yaroslavl Governorates. In 1812, he died, and the position of the governor general was abolished. Jacob Sievers Jacob Johann Graf von Sievers (30 August 1731 – 23 July 1808) was a Baltic German statesman of the Russian Empire from the Sievers family . After serving the Russian army during the Seven Years' War as quartermaster general , he

238-413: Was appointed governor of Novgorod in 1764 by Catherine II . He introduced the cultivation of potatoes to Russia, regulated the postal services , and was instrumental in the abolition of torture in 1767. Based on Sievers' initiative, the provincial government reform was instituted; he was himself appointed general governor of Novgorod, Tver and Pskov . He was Russian ambassador to Poland and led

255-403: Was established in 1727 from Belozersk, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver and Velikiye Luki Provinces of St. Petersburg Governorate . It was abolished by a decree ( ukase ) of Catherine II on September 5 [ O.S. August 24], 1776, which established Novgorod and Tver Viceroyalties instead. Novgorod Viceroyalty included Novgorod and Olonets Oblast , whereas Tver Viceroyalty was made of

272-452: Was included into Leningrad Oblast . In terms of the modern political division of Russia, Novgorod Governorate as of 1727 comprised the areas of what is currently Novgorod Oblast and Pskov Oblast , the greater parts of the Republic of Karelia , as well as parts of Arkhangelsk , Vologda , Leningrad , and Tver Oblasts . In 1927, it only comprised a larger part of current Novgorod Oblast and

289-502: Was re-established. From 1859 to 1917, the governorate consisted of eleven uezds: In 1917, two towns of the governorate were chartered but did not become uyezd centers: Bologoye (Valdaysky Uyezd) and Lyuban (Novgorodsky Uyezd). In 1920, Malovishersky Uyezd was established, however, Malaya Vishera (formerly in Krestetsky Uyezd) was not chartered until 1921. In 1922, Krestetsky Uyezd was abolished. In June 1918, five uyezds of

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