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Volhynia Governorate, also known as Volyn Governorate, [a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It consisted of an area of 71,736 square kilometres (27,697 sq mi) and a population of 2,989,482 inhabitants.
This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (Russian: губерния, pre-1918: губернія, romanized: guberniya) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912 (inclusive).
English NameRussian NameRussian TransliteratedEstablished (julian Cal.)Августовская г.Avgustovskaya g.1837Архангелогородская г.Arkhangelogorodskaya g.1708-12-29 [1]Архангельская г.Arkhangelskaya g.1784 [1]Астраханская г.Astrakhanskaya g.1717For centuries it was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the Russian annexation during the Partitions of Poland, all of Volhynia was made part of the Pale of Settlement on the southwestern border of the Russian Empire. Important cities include Rivne, Lutsk, Zviahel, and Volodymyr.
English NameRussian NameRussian TransliteratedEstablished (julian Cal.)Августовская г.Avgustovskaya g.1837Архангелогородская г.Arkhangelogorodskaya g.1708-12-29 [1]Архангельская г.Arkhangelskaya g.1784 [1]Астраханская г.Astrakhanskaya g.1717Volhynia Governorate, also known as Volyn Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It consisted of an area of 71,736 square kilometres (27,697 sq mi) and a population of 2,989,482 inhabitants.
Volhynia, area of northwestern Ukraine that was a principality (10th–14th century) and then an autonomous component of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and was ruled largely by its own aristocracy (after the late 14th century). The region became prominent during the 12th century, when many emigrants.
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May 24, 2024 · Volhynia Governorate, also known as Volyn Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It consisted of an area of 71,736 square kilometres (27,697 sq mi) and a population of 2,989,482 inhabitants.
It was an administrative unit (government, gubernia) of the Russian Empire until the Russian Revolution, following which it was partitioned by Ukraine, Belarus and Poland; since 1945 most of its territory is Ukrainian, some parts on northern Volhynia Belarussian.
