The Collegium of State Income (, ''Kamer-kollegiya''; or Revenue) was a Russian executive body (

collegium A (: ) or college was any association in ancient Rome that Corporation, acted as a Legal person, legal entity. Such associations could be civil or religious. The word literally means "society", from ("colleague"). They functioned as social cl ...

), created in the government reform of 1717. It was de-established during the decentralising reforms of

Catherine II of Russia Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

in 1785, restored 12 years later by her successor Paul I to be finally liquidated in 1801. It was responsible for the management of state fees and some branches of the economy (agriculture, etc.); later, some of its affairs were transferred to other collegia.

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Dmitry Golitsyn Prince Dmitry Vladimirovich Golitsyn (; 29 October 177127 March 1844, Paris) was an Imperial Russian cavalry general prominent during the Napoleonic Wars, statesman and military writer. Biography He was born in the Golitsyn family of Knyaz Vl ...

(1718–22) # Gerasim Koshelev (1722) # Alexey Pleshcheyev (1723–25) # Alexander Naryshkin (1725–27) #

(1727–32) # Sergey Golitsyn (1732–35) # Pyotr Melgunov (1735–37) # Ivan Bibikov (1737–42) # Grigory Kislovsky (1742–53) # Mikhail Shakhovskoy (1753–60) # Ivan Yushkov (1760–62) #

Boris Kurakin Prince Boris Ivanovich Kurakin (; 30 July O.S. 20 July">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 20 July1676 – 28 October O.S. 17 October">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old ...

(1762–64) # Alexey Melgunov (1764–77) #

Mikhail Shcherbatov Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Shcherbatov (; 22 July 1733 – 12 December 1790) was a leading ideologue and exponent of the Russian Enlightenment, on the par with Mikhail Lomonosov and Nikolay Novikov. His view of human nature and social progress ...

(1778–84) # Vasily Popov (1797–99) # Alexey Kozhin (1799–1801) # Ignaty Theils (1801)

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