Stepan Lukich Velyaminov (; 1670–1737) was a Russian military and state figure, Major General, President of

Collegium of Little Russia (1722–1727) Collegium of Little Russia () was an administrative body of the Russian Empire in the Cossack Hetmanate, Hetmanate created for the first time by the ukase of Peter the Great on May 27, 1722, in place of the Little Russia Prikase. It was created ...

, privy councilor, senator. He participated in the

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and for sometime performed duties of military commandant of

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city. In 1720–1722 he was a voivode of the Belgorod Province and commander of all

Sloboda Ukraine Sloboda Ukraine, also known locally as ''Slobozhanshchyna'' or ''Slobozhanshchina'', is a historical region in northeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia. It developed from Belgorod Razriad and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries on the ...

cossack regiments. On instructions of the War Collegium, Velyaminov participated in fortification of the southern borders of

Cossack Hetmanate The Cossack Hetmanate (; Cossack Hetmanate#Name, see other names), officially the Zaporozhian Host (; ), was a Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack state. Its territory was located mostly in central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwest ...

. On 19 April 1722 as a

brigadier Brigadier ( ) is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore (rank), commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several t ...

he was appointed the president of the new Collegium of Little Russia (confirmed by the manifest of Emperor

Peter the Great Peter I (, ; – ), better known as Peter the Great, was the Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia, Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned j ...

on 16 May 1722). As the president of the Little Russian Collegium, Velyaminov made great efforts to implement in life a policy of the Tsarist government aimed at substantial narrowing of the

autonomy, use of material resources of the land for the needs of whole empire, bringing into compliance with Russian norms the Ukrainian justice system and commerce, preparing foundation for complete annexation of the

Left-bank Ukraine The Left-bank Ukraine is a historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left (east) bank of the Dnieper River, comprising the modern-day oblasts of Chernihiv, Poltava and Sumy as well as the eastern parts of Kyiv and Cherkasy. Left-bank Ukrain ...

by the

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. He was a hard-liner against the opposition-minded Cossack officers by initiating their recall from Ukraine and imprisonment in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

the acting hetman

Pavlo Polubotok Pavlo Polubotok (, , ; born around 1660, died on 29 December 1724), was a Ukrainian Cossack political and military leader and Acting Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine between 1722 and 1724. Biography Pavlo Polubotok was born around 1660 in Borz ...

and all Cossacks' General Officers. Velyaminov prepared number of drafts about reformation of the system of power relations of the Cossack Hetmanate that in 1723 became a basis of legislative acts of

and the

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. As the result of their realization, Velyaminov took over the functions of the Ukrainian Governor, subjected the Cossacks' General Military Chancellery and the local government. For success reached in reformation of the Hetmanate administrative system, Velyaminov was awarded a rank of Major General by

Catherine I Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Emperor of all the Russias, Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1 ...

on 11 July 1726. At the same time Velyaminov became involved into a conflict over some properties with

Alexander Menshikov Alexander Menshikov may refer to: * Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673–1729), Russian statesman * Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787–1869), Finnish-Russian nobleman * Alexander Alexandrovich Menshikov Prince Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mens ...

who was a big landowner in Ukraine.

External links

Stepan Veliaminov
at the Encyclopedia of history of Ukraine

at the Hrono {{DEFAULTSORT:Velyaminov, Stepan Lukich 1670 births 1737 deaths 17th-century Russian people Imperial Russian major generals Russian military personnel of the Great Northern War Senators of the Russian Empire Collegium of Little Russia (1722–1727)