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Kholm Governorate Kholm Governorate may refer to: * Kholm Governorate (Russian Empire), a region of the Russian Empire in 1912–1915, centered in Kholm (today Chełm in Poland) * Kholm Governorate (Ukraine) :''You may also be looking for Kholm Governorate of the ...

of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

from 1914-1915.'' Kholm Governorate ( uk, Холмська губернія) was a territorial division of Ukraine that was recreated under the Skoropadsky administration in the western parts of Volyn Governorate. The governorate was created after the resignation of the

Hetman of Ukraine Hetman of Ukraine ( uk, Гетьман України) is a former historic government office and political institution of Ukraine that is equivalent to a head of state or a monarch. Brief history As a head of state the position was establi ...

, while the armed forces of

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started a mass withdrawal from occupied territories. Unlike the original

that was created before

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, the new territory was mostly created out of the southern parts of

Grodno Governorate The Grodno Governorate, (russian: Гро́дненская губе́рнiя, translit=Grodnenskaya guberniya, pl, Gubernia grodzieńska, be, Гродзенская губерня, translit=Hrodzenskaya gubernya, lt, Gardino gubernija, u ...

and eastern parts of former Sedlets Governorate. Ukrainian authorities were not able to establish its presence in the southern parts of governorate and since early December 1918 the whole governorate was occupied by the Polish Army.

External links

Sklyarov, S. ''Polish-Ukrainian territorial arguments and big powers in 1918-1919''
MGU of Lomonosov, College of History. Chełm Governorates of Ukraine * {{Ukraine-hist-stub