Vladimir Governorate
Владимірская губернія | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in the Russian Empire | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Established | 1796 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Vladimir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48,745.25 km2 (18,820.65 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 1,515,691 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12.58% |
| • Rural | 87.42% |
The Vladimir Governorate[a] was a province (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most Vladimir Oblast. The Vladimir Governorate bordered the Yaroslavl and Kostroma Governorates to the north, the Nizhny Novgorod Governorate to the east, the Ryazan Governorate to the south, the Moscow Governorate to the southwest, and the Tver Governorate to the northwest. The governorate was eponymously named for its administrative center, Vladimir.
History edit
The Vladimir Province was formed as part of the Moscow Governorate in 1719. In 1778, the Vladimir Viceroyalty was established which consisted of fourteen uezds, as a result of Catherine II's administrative reforms, the viceroyalty existed until 1796. From 1881 to 1917, the governorate contained thirteen uezds with no changes in the border.
Following the Russian Revolution, the Vladimir Governorate became part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. On 1 October 1929, the Vladimir Governorate was dissolved as a result of the Decree of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of 14 January 1929. The Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was formed, which consisted of the Ivano-Vosnesensk, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, and Kostroma Governorates.
Administative divisions edit
The counties (uezds) of the Vladimir Governorate in 1913 were as follows:
| County | Capital | Arms of capital | Area | Population (1897 census) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transliteration name | Russian Cyrillic | ||||
| Alexandrovskiy | Александровскій | Alexandrov | _(1781).png) |
3,285.36 km2 (1,268.48 sq mi) |
100,371 |
| Vladimirskiy | Владимірскій | Vladimir | .png) |
2,734.19 km2 (1,055.68 sq mi) |
160,996 |
| Vyaznikovskiy | Вязниковскій | Vyazniki | _(1781).png) |
3,766.53 km2 (1,454.27 sq mi) |
86,352 |
| Gorokhovetskiy | Гороховецкій | Gorokhovets | _(1781).png) |
4,344.78 km2 (1,677.53 sq mi) |
92,240 |
| Kovrovskiy | Ковровскій | Kovrov | _(1781).png) |
3,900.70 km2 (1,506.07 sq mi) |
109,861 |
| Melenkovskiy | Меленковскій | Melenki | _(1781).png) |
5,255.34 km2 (2,029.10 sq mi) |
142,304 |
| Muromskiy | Муромскій | Murom | _(1781).png) |
2,537.65 km2 (979.79 sq mi) |
122,383 |
| Pereslavskiy | Переяславльскій | Pereslavl-Zalessky | _(1781).png) |
3,617.56 km2 (1,396.75 sq mi) |
87,337 |
| Pokrovskiy | Покровскій | Pokrov | _(1781).png) |
4,714.08 km2 (1,820.12 sq mi) |
158,229 |
| Sudogodskiy | Судогодскій | Sudogda | _(1781).png) |
2,860.06 km2 (1,104.28 sq mi) |
107,708 |
| Suzdal | Суздальскій | Suzdal |  |
2,860.06 km2 (1,104.28 sq mi) |
107,708 |
| Shuiskiy | Шуйскій | Shuya | _(1781).png) |
2,919.36 km2 (1,127.17 sq mi) |
158,483 |
| Yuryevskiy | Юрьевскій | Yuryev-Polsky | _(1781).png) |
3,005.62 km2 (1,160.48 sq mi) |
92,629 |
Demographics edit
At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Vladimir Governorate had a population of 1,515,691, including 690,312 men and 825,379 women. The multiplicity of the population indicated Great Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Polish and Jewish speaking minorities.[3]
| Language | Native speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Great Russian[b] | 1,510,795 | 99.68 |
| Polish | 1,190 | 0.08 |
| Jewish | 1,144 | 0.08 |
| Little Russian[b] | 702 | 0.05 |
| German | 613 | 0.04 |
| Tatar | 412 | 0.03 |
| White Russian[b] | 232 | 0.02 |
| English | 131 | 0.01 |
| Lithuanian | 124 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 109 | 0.01 |
| Others | 239 | 0.01 |
| Total | 1,515,691 | 100.00 |
| Faith | Male | Female | Both | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | |||
| Eastern Orthodox | 671,470 | 802,051 | 1,473,521 | 97.22 |
| Old Believer | 16,070 | 22,037 | 38,107 | 2.51 |
| Roman Catholic | 1,190 | 305 | 1,495 | 0.10 |
| Judaism | 710 | 474 | 1,204 | 0.08 |
| Lutheran | 382 | 388 | 770 | 0.05 |
| Muslim | 381 | 32 | 413 | 0.03 |
| Anglican | 79 | 57 | 136 | 0.01 |
| Reformed | 22 | 10 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Karaite | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Armenian Catholic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other Christian denomination | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 690,312 | 825,379 | 1,515,691 | 100.00 |
Notes edit
- ^ Russian: Влади́мірская губе́рнія, romanized: Vladímirskaya gubérniya
- ^ a b c d Prior to 1918, the Imperial Russian government classified Russians as the Great Russians, Ukrainians as the Little Russians, and Belarusians as the White Russians. After the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918, the Little Russians identified themselves as "Ukrainian".[1] Also, the Belarusian Democratic Republic which the White Russians identified themselves as "Belarusian".[2]
References edit
- ^ Hamm, Michael F. (2014). Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917. Princeton University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4008-5151-5.
- ^ Fortson IV, Benjamin W. (2011). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4443-5968-8.
- ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-13.