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The Vilna Governorate[ a ] was a province (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. In 1897, the governorate covered an area of 41,907.9 square kilometres (16,180.7 sq mi) and had a population of 1,591,207 inhabitants. The governorate was defined by the Minsk Governorate to the south, the Grodno Governorate to the southwest ...
The 500000-strong army both advanced and retreated through Lithuania, leaving 80000 dead troops and hopes for Grand Duchy restoration unfulfilled. In 1831 and 1863 the local nobility led revolts against the Russian rule attempting to restore the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Both were crushed despite some initial successes and their leaders ...
After the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, Vilnius was annexed by the Russian Empire and became the capital of Vilna Governorate, a part of the Northwestern Krai. In order to allow the city to expand, between the 1799 and 1805 period, the city walls were pulled down, only the Gate of Dawn (also known as Aušros vartai , Medininkų vartai or Ostra Brama , Вострая Брама ) remained ...
In 1773 the eastern part of Lithuania, which formed part of the Polish-Lithuanian empire, became part of Russia. In 1795 the rest of Poland was divided -Third Partition of Poland- and the rest of Lithuania also became a part of the Russian empire. Lithuania was divided in three government areas : Kowno (Kaunas), Wilna (Vilnius) en Grodno ...
Vilna Governorate-General. Vilna Governorate-General (Russian: Литовское генерал-губернаторство, Lithuanian: Vilniaus generalgubernatorija), known as Lithuania Governorate-General before 1830, was a Governorate-General of the Russian Empire from 1794 to 1912. It primarily encompassed the Vilna, Grodno, and Kovno ...
Governor [1]FromToTenureNovember 10, 1794December 7, 17984 years, 27 daysDecember 7, 1798November 6, 1799334 daysIvan GorichNovember 24, 1799December 30, 179936 daysDecember 30, 1799July 23, 18011 year, 205 daysJan 28, 2023 · After the rebels were defeated, Lithuania was annexed to the Russian Empire in 1795, and Vilnius lost its capital status. Between 1799 and 1805, the Lower Castle was razed to the ground, and part of the Upper Castle was demolished, as well as most of the city wall, its towers and gates, with the exception of the Gates of Dawn.
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The Vilna Governorate was a province (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. In 1897, the governorate covered an area of 41,907.9 square kilometres (16,180.7 sq mi) and had a population of 1,591,207 inhabitants. The governorate was defined by the Minsk Governorate to the south, t
