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Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') 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. ...
and the
Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
, 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.


History

The governorate was established in 1727 from Belozersk, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver and Velikiye Luki Provinces of St. Petersburg Governorate. It was abolished by a decree (''
ukase In Imperial Russia, a ukase () or ukaz (russian: указ ) was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religious leader ( patriarch) that had the force of law. " Edict" and "decree" are adequate translations using the terminology and concep ...
'') of
Catherine II , en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes , house = , father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp , birth_date = , birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anha ...
on , 1776, which established Novgorod and
Tver Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population: Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian ...
Viceroyalties instead. Novgorod Viceroyalty included Novgorod and
Olonets Oblast Olonets (russian: Оло́нец; krl, Anus, olo, Anuksenlinnu; fi, Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to t ...
, whereas Tver Viceroyalty was made of 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 The Olonets Governorate or Government of Olonets was a '' guberniya'' (governorate) of north-western Imperial Russia, extending from Lake Ladoga almost to the White Sea, bounded west by Finland, north and east by Arkhangelsk and Vologda, and sout ...
, 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 was included into
Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...
. In terms of the modern political division of Russia, Novgorod Governorate as of 1727 comprised the areas of what is currently
Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, includin ...
and Pskov Oblast, the greater parts of the Republic of Karelia, as well as parts of
Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near ...
,
Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as a major transport hu ...
,
Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, and
Tver Oblast Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inh ...
s. In 1927, it only comprised a larger part of current Novgorod Oblast and a small part of Tver Oblast.


Administrative division

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 * Novgorod Province:
Olonets Olonets (russian: Оло́нец; krl, Anus, olo, Anuksenlinnu; fi, Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to t ...
,
Porkhov Porkhov (russian: По́рхов) is a town and the administrative center of Porkhovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shelon River, east of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History The fortres ...
,
Novaya Ladoga Novaya Ladoga (russian: Но́вая Ла́дога, lit=New Ladoga) is a town in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the point where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ladoga, east of St. Petersburg. Population: ...
,
Staraya Ladoga Staraya Ladoga (russian: Ста́рая Ла́дога, p=ˈstarəjə ˈladəɡə, lit=Old Ladoga), known as Ladoga until 1704, is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Volkhov River ne ...
,
Staraya Russa Staraya Russa ( rus, Старая Русса, p=ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased o ...
, and
Tikhvin Tikhvin (russian: Ти́хвин; Veps: ) is a town and the administrative center of Tikhvinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Tikhvinka River in the east of the oblast, east of St. Petersburg. Tikhvin ...
; *
Pskov Province Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: ...
: Pskov, Velye,
Izborsk Izborsk (russian: Избо́рск; et, Irboska; vro, Irbosk, Irbuska, label=Seto) is a rural locality (village) in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It contains one of the most ancient and impressive fortresses of Western Russia. ...
,
Gdov Gdov (russian: Гдов) is a town and the administrative center of Gdovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the river Gdovka, just from its outflow into Lake Peipus. Population: History It was first mentioned in the beginning of ...
, Ostrov, Vybor, Volodimer, Dubkov,
Opochka Opochka (russian: Опо́чка) is a town and the administrative center of Opochetsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, south of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ; 9,902 (2019 estimat ...
, Krasny, Voronech, Rzheva Pustaya, and
Kobylye Gorodishche Kobylye (russian: Кобылье) is a rural locality (a village) in Bogorodskoye Rural Settlement, Ust-Kubinsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2002. Geography Kobylye is located 58 km northwest of Ustye Ustye (ru ...
; *
Velikiye Luki Province Veliky, or similar, may refer to: *Veliky (rural locality) (''Velikaya'', ''Velikoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia *Veliky (surname) *Velikaya, a river in Pskov Oblast, Russia *Velikaya (Chukotka), a river in Chukotka, Russia See ...
:
Velikiye Luki Velikiye Luki ( rus, Вели́кие Лу́ки, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ; lit. ''great meanders''. Г. П.  Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-П ...
, Kholm, and
Toropets Toropets (russian: Торо́пец) is a town and the administrative center of Toropetsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located where the Toropa River enters Lake Solomennoye. Population: History In 1074, when the town was first mention ...
; * Tver Province:
Tver Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population: Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian ...
,
Torzhok Torzhok (russian: Торжо́к) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The town is famous for its folk craft of ...
,
Zubtsov Zubtsov (russian: Зубцо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Zubtsovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Vazuza Rivers, south of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Populati ...
, and
Staritsa Staritsa (russian: Старица) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities * Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast, a town in Staritsky District of Tver Oblast ;Rural localities * Staritsa, Astrakhan Obla ...
; * Beloozero Province: Beloozero, Ustyuzhna-Zhelezopolskaya, Charonda, and
Kargopol Kargopol (russian: Ка́ргополь) is a town and the administrative center of Kargopolsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on both sides of the Onega River, several miles north of Lake Lacha, in the southwestern corner o ...
. In 1764,
Jacob Sievers Jacob Johann Graf von Sievers (30 August 1731 in Wesenberg (now Rakvere), Estonia – 23 July 1808 in Bauenhof, Governorate of Livonia (near what is now Valmiera, Latvia)) was a Baltic German statesman of the Russian Empire from the 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 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 Vyshny VolochyokThe more-regular spelling Vyshny Volochok ( rus, Вы́шний Волочо́к)—with instead of after an unpaired " hush consonant"—is seen but is not official; the two spellings are pronounced the same in Russian. ( rus, ...
, Valday,
Borovichi Borovichi (russian: Боровичи́) is the second largest town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Msta River in the northern spurs of the Valdai Hills, east of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the ...
, and
Ostashkov Ostashkov (russian: Оста́шков) is a town and the administrative center of Ostashkovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, on a peninsula at the southern shore of Lake Seliger, west of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Populat ...
would be chartered instead. In 1770, these towns were indeed chartered. Novgorod Governorate bordered
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in the west until 1772. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, parts of
Livonia Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...
and what is now eastern
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were transferred to Russia. In order to accommodate these areas,
Pskov Governorate Pskov Governorate (russian: link=no, Псковская губерния, ''Pskovskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, which existed from 1772 until 1777 and from 1796 until ...
was created, and Velikiye Luki and Pskov Provinces (with the exception of future
Gdovsky Uyezd Gdovsky Uyezd (''Гдовский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Gdov. Demographics At th ...
) 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 the centers in Olonets,
Vytegra Vytegra ( rus, Вы́тегра, p=ˈvɨtʲɪɡrə) is a town and the administrative center of Vytegorsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located along the shores of the Vytegra River on Volga–Baltic Waterway, northwest of Vologda, the ...
, and Padansky Pogost. In the same year, Porkhovsky, Gdovsky, Ladozhsky, Starorussky, and Tikhvinsky Uyezds were established. By 1775, Novgorod Governorate was subdivided as follows: * Novgorod Province, consisting of Novgorodsky, Starorussky, Porkhovsky, Ladozhsky, Tikhvinsky, Valdaysky, Borovichsky Uyezd, Vyshnevolotsky, and
Gdovsky Uyezd Gdovsky Uyezd (''Гдовский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Gdov. Demographics At th ...
s; * Tver Province, consisting of Tverskoy, Novotorzhsky, Staritsky, Rzhevsky, Zubtsovsky, and
Ostashkovsky Uyezd Ostashkovsky Uyezd (''Осташковский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ostashkov. Demographics ...
s; * Beloozero Province, consisting of Belozersky, Kargopolsky, and Ustyuzhno-Zheleznopolsky Uyezd; * Olonets Province, consisting of Olonetsky, Vytegorsky, and Padansky Uyezds. In 1796, after the governorate was restored, it consisted of eleven uyezds, *
Novgorodsky Uyezd Novgorodsky Uyezd (''Новгородский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Veliky Novgorod. Dem ...
(with the administrative center located in Novgorod); *
Belozersky Uyezd Belozersky Uyezd (''Белозерский уезд'') was one of the eleven subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate (in the western part of present-day Vologda Obla ...
(
Belozersk Belozersk (russian: Белозе́рск), known as Beloozero (russian: Белоозеро, label=none) until 1777, is a town and the administrative center of Belozersky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the southern bank of Lake Be ...
); * Borovichsky Uyezd (
Borovichi Borovichi (russian: Боровичи́) is the second largest town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Msta River in the northern spurs of the Valdai Hills, east of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the ...
); * Kargopolsky Uyezd (
Kargopol Kargopol (russian: Ка́ргополь) is a town and the administrative center of Kargopolsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on both sides of the Onega River, several miles north of Lake Lacha, in the southwestern corner o ...
); * Olonetsky Uyezd (
Olonets Olonets (russian: Оло́нец; krl, Anus, olo, Anuksenlinnu; fi, Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to t ...
); * Petrozavodsky Uyezd (
Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...
); * Starorussky Uyezd (
Staraya Russa Staraya Russa ( rus, Старая Русса, p=ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased o ...
); * Tikhvinsky Uyezd (
Tikhvin Tikhvin (russian: Ти́хвин; Veps: ) is a town and the administrative center of Tikhvinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Tikhvinka River in the east of the oblast, east of St. Petersburg. Tikhvin ...
); * Ustyuzhno-Zheleznopolsky Uyezd ( Ustyuzhna); *
Valdaysky Uyezd Valdaysky Uyezd (''Валдайский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Valday. Demographics At t ...
( Valday); *
Vytegorsky Uyezd Vytegorsky Uyezd (''Вытегорский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Olonets Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vytegra. Demographics At the ...
(
Vytegra Vytegra ( rus, Вы́тегра, p=ˈvɨtʲɪɡrə) is a town and the administrative center of Vytegorsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located along the shores of the Vytegra River on Volga–Baltic Waterway, northwest of Vologda, the ...
). In 1802,
Olonets Governorate The Olonets Governorate or Government of Olonets was a '' guberniya'' (governorate) of north-western Imperial Russia, extending from Lake Ladoga almost to the White Sea, bounded west by Finland, north and east by Arkhangelsk and Vologda, and sout ...
was restored in pre-1796 borders. It included Petrozavodsky, Olonetsky, Kargopolsky, Vytegorsky, and
Lodeynopolsky Uyezd Lodeynopolsky Uyezd (russian: Лодейнопольский уезд) was one of the seven subdivisions of the Olonets Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Lodeynoye Pole. Lodeynopolsky Uyezd was located in the southern part of the g ...
s. Simultaneously, Krestetsky Uyezd (with the administrative center located in
Kresttsy Kresttsy (russian: Крестцы) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities *Kresttsy, Krestetsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a urban-type settlement, work settlement in Krestet ...
),
Kirillovsky Uyezd Kirillovsky Uyezd (''Кирилловский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kirillov. Demograph ...
( Kirillov), and
Cherepovetsky Uyezd Cherepovetsky Uyezd (''Череповецкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Cherepovets. Demo ...
( Cherepovets) were re-established. In 1816, Novgorod Governorate became the area where
military settlement Military settlements (russian: Военные поселения) represented a special organization of the Russian military forces in 1810–1857, which allowed the combination of military service and agricultural employment. The beginning of ...
s were deployed, in accordance with the project designed by
Aleksey Arakcheyev Count Alexey Andreyevich Arakcheyev or Arakcheev (russian: граф Алексе́й Андре́евич Аракче́ев) ( – ) was an Imperial Russian general and statesman during the reign of Tsar Alexander I. He served under Tsars Paul ...
, an influential statesman. It was inconvenient to have both civial and military administration in Staraya Russa, and therefore Starorussky Uyezd was abolished in 1824. The town of Staraya Russa and some adjacent territories were directly subordinated to the Defense Ministry. Simultaneously,
Demyansk Demyansk (russian: Демя́нск) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Demyansky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Yavon River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Demyanskoye Urban Se ...
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 Cholera Riots refers to civil disturbances associated with an outbreak or epidemic of cholera. In Russia The Cholera Riots (''Холерные бунты'' in Russian) were the riots of the urban population, peasants and soldiers in 1830–18 ...
. They were abolished in 1856. In 1857, Starorussky Uyezd was re-established. In 1917, two towns of the governorate were chartered but did not become uyezd centers:
Bologoye Bologoye () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Bologoye, Tver Oblast, a town in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast ;Rural localities * Bologoye, Omsk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Rozovsky Rural Okrug of Russko-P ...
(Valdaysky Uyezd) and Lyuban (Novgorodsky Uyezd). In 1920,
Malovishersky Uyezd Malovishersky (masculine), Malovisherskaya (feminine), or Malovisherskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Malovishersky District, a district in Novgorod Oblast, Russia * Malovishersky Uyezd (1918–1927), an administrative division of Novgorod Governorate i ...
was established, however,
Malaya Vishera Malaya Vishera (russian: Ма́лая Ви́шера) is a town and the administrative center of Malovishersky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: History The name of the town originates from the Malaya Vishera River, a tributary ...
(formerly in Krestetsky Uyezd) was not chartered until 1921. In 1922, Krestetsky Uyezd was abolished. In June 1918, five uyezds of the Novgorod Governorate (Beloozersky, Kirillovsky, Tikhvinsky, Ustyuzhensky, and Cherepovetsky) were split off to create
Cherepovets Governorate Cherepovets Governorate (russian: Череповецкая губерния, ''Cherepovetskaya guberniya'') was a governorate ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1927. Its seat was in the city of Cher ...
, with the administrative centre located in Cherepovets.State Archives of the Vologda Oblast
Thus, by 1927 the governorate consisted of the following six uyezds: *
Novgorodsky Uyezd Novgorodsky Uyezd (''Новгородский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Veliky Novgorod. Dem ...
(with the administrative center located in Novgorod); * Borovichsky Uyezd (
Borovichi Borovichi (russian: Боровичи́) is the second largest town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Msta River in the northern spurs of the Valdai Hills, east of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the ...
); * Demyansky Uyezd (
Demyansk Demyansk (russian: Демя́нск) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Demyansky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Yavon River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Demyanskoye Urban Se ...
); *
Malovishersky Uyezd Malovishersky (masculine), Malovisherskaya (feminine), or Malovisherskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Malovishersky District, a district in Novgorod Oblast, Russia * Malovishersky Uyezd (1918–1927), an administrative division of Novgorod Governorate i ...
(
Malaya Vishera Malaya Vishera (russian: Ма́лая Ви́шера) is a town and the administrative center of Malovishersky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: History The name of the town originates from the Malaya Vishera River, a tributary ...
); * Starorussky Uyezd (
Staraya Russa Staraya Russa ( rus, Старая Русса, p=ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased o ...
); *
Valdaysky Uyezd Valdaysky Uyezd (''Валдайский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Valday. Demographics At t ...
( Valday).


Governors

The administration of the governorate was performed by a governor. The governors of Novgorod Governorate were *1727–1729 Yury Yakovlevich Khilkov, governor; *1729 -? Vasily Ivanovich Gagarin, governor; *? – ? A. F. Bredikhin, governor; *? – ? Vasily Vasilyevich Naryshkin, governor; *1742–1743 Grigory Ivanovich Orlov, governor; *1743 Pyotr Ivanovich Saltykov, governor; *1743–1760 Pyotr Borisovich Cherkassky, governor; *1760–1761 Grigory Semyonovich Meshchersky, governor; *1761–1764 Stepan Fyodorovich Ushakov, governor; *1764–1776 Yakov Yefimovich Sivers (
Jacob Sievers Jacob Johann Graf von Sievers (30 August 1731 in Wesenberg (now Rakvere), Estonia – 23 July 1808 in Bauenhof, Governorate of Livonia (near what is now Valmiera, Latvia)) was a Baltic German statesman of the Russian Empire from the Sievers ...
), governor. *1798 Dmitry Fyodorovich Glinka, governor; *1798–1799 Nikifir Mikhaylovich Marin, governor; *1799–1800 Vladimir Matveyevich Rzhevsky, governor; *1800–1801 Stepan Fyodorovich Obolyaninov, governor; *1801–1804 Ivan Mikhaylovich Rikman, governor; *1805 Yegor Mikhaylovich Ryabinin, governor; *1805–1810 Roman Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky, governor; *1809–1812
Duke George of Oldenburg Duke Peter Frederick George of Oldenburg (german: link=no, Herzog Peter Friedrich Georg von Oldenburg; 9 May 1784 – 27 December 1812) was a younger son of Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg. He was a ...
, governor general; *1810–1812 Aleksey Vasilyevich Vasilchikov, governor; *1812–1813 Pavel Ivanovich Sumarokov, governor; *1814–1818 Nikolay Nazaryevich Muravyov, governor; *1818–1826 Dmitry Sergeyevich Zherebtsov, governor; *1826 Stroyev, acting governor; *1826–1834 Avgust Ulyanovich Denfer, governor; *1834–1838 Pyotr Lavrentyevich Sukovkin, governor; *1838–1840 Ivan Grigoryevich Senyavin, governor; *1840–1846 Yelpifidor Antiokhovich Zurov, governor; *1846–1848 Khristophor Khristophorovich fon der Khoven (Christoph von der Hoven), governor; *1848–1850 Fyodor Ivanovich Vaskov, governor; *1851–1853 Fyodor Antonovich Burachkov, governor; *1853–1855 Trofim Ivanovich Moskvin, governor; *1855–1857 Ivan Sidorovich Kokushkin, governor; *1857–1862 Vladimir Ivanovich Filippovich, governor; *1862–1864 Vladimir Yakovlevich Skaryatin, governor; *1864–1882 Eduard Vasilyevich Lerkhe (Lerche), governor; *1882–1894 Alexander Nikolayevich Mosolov, governor; *1894–1896 Boris Vladimirovich Shtyurmer (Stuermer), governor; *1896–1907 Otton Lyudvigovich Medem, governor; *1907–1911 Pyotr Petrovich Bashilov, governor; *1911–1913 Viktor Alexandrovich Lopukhin, governor; *1913–1917 Mikhail Vladimirovich Islavin, governor. In 1809,
Duke George of Oldenburg Duke Peter Frederick George of Oldenburg (german: link=no, Herzog Peter Friedrich Georg von Oldenburg; 9 May 1784 – 27 December 1812) was a younger son of Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg. He was a ...
was appointed governor general and supervised Novgorod, Tver, and Yaroslavl Governorates. In 1812, he died, and the position of the governor general was abolished.


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