Minsk Governorate
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Administrative divisions
- Bobruysky Uyezd
- Borisovsky Uyezd
- Igumensky Uyezd
- Minsky Uyezd
- Mozyrsky Uyezd
- Novogrudsky Uyezd (part of Grodno Governorate before 1843)
- Pinsky Uyezd
- Rechitsky Uyezd
- Slutsky Uyezd
Vileysky and Disnensky Uyezds passed to the Vilna Governorate in 1843. In 1919, Baranovichsky Uyezd was created from Novogorodoksky Uyezd and Nesvizhsky Uyezd was created from Slutsky Uyezd. In 1920, Novogrudoksky, Pinsky, Baranovichsky, and Nesvizhsky Uyezds were controlled by Poland.
Demographics
According to the 1897 imperial census, Minsk Governorate had a population of 2,147,621. The ethnic makeup (based on native language) was as follows:[1]
| County | Belarusians | Jews | Russians | Poles | Ukrainians |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | 76,0 % | 16,0 % | 3,9 % | 3,0 % | … |
| Bobruysky Uyezd | 67,4 % | 19,4 % | 10,0 % | 2,0 % | … |
| Borisovsky Uyezd | 80,9 % | 11,2 % | 3,1 % | 4,1 % | … |
| Igumensky Uyezd | 82,6 % | 12,3 % | 1,8 % | 2,9 % | … |
| Minsky Uyezd | 59,2 % | 23,1 % | 9,5 % | 7,1 % | … |
| Mozyrsky Uyezd | 79,5 % | 16,3 % | 1,5 % | 2,1 % | … |
| Novogrudsky Uyezd | 83,7 % | 12,3 % | 1,6 % | 1,7 % | … |
| Pinsky Uyezd | 74,3 % | 19,5 % | 2,6 % | 2,6 % | … |
| Rechitsky Uyezd | 82,5 % | 12,8 % | 1,4 % | 1,1 % | 1,7 % |
| Slutsky Uyezd | 78,5 % | 15,7 % | 1,8 % | 2,8 % | … |
Industry
Minsk province has mostly swampy terrain and clay soil, but the climate is favorable for agriculture.[2] Flax and hemp were planted for home use.
Horticulture is common everywhere, primarily in the form of subsistence farming. In the city of Minsk, horticulture is mainly done by Tatars, in Bobruysk by Old Believers. Horticulture spread everywhere, but it was not lacking in industrial character, it is a special property of every household, starting with a peasant and ending with a rich landowner. One feature of horticulture in the Minsk provinces was that each gardener tried to grow as many different fruit trees as possible. Since horticulture was not of an industrial nature, fruits were imported from Little Russia.
Beekeeping was spread throughout the province, although it was not of an industrial nature. In 1897, there were 11,740 beekeepers.
Forestry, which was exclusively practiced by Jews, played a significant role.
Cattle breeding and sheep breeding was widespread throughout the province.
Factory and similar industry is limited only to the needs of its own province. In 1860, there were 594 factories and plants; in 1879 — 623;[3] in 1895 — 378;[4] in 1912 — 493.
In 1912, there were 61,485 artisans, 20,842 of them in cities.
Governors
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- Ivan Nikolaevich Neplyuev
- Zakhary Korneev (1796-1807)
- Sergey Khovansky (March-December 1808)
- Hermann Ivanovich Rading (1808 - 21 May 1812)
- Pavel Mikhailovich Dobrinsky (21 May 1812 - 1815)
- Kazimir Aloisovich Sulistrovsky (1815-1818)
- Vikenty Ivanovich Gechevich (1818-1831)
- Kirill Yakovlevich Tyufyaev (Template:Date range)
- Alexander Fyodorovich Drebush (Template:Date range)
- Sergei Ivanovich Davydov (12 January 1835 - 1838)
- Nikolai Vasilyevich Sushkov (16 December 1838 - 1841)
- Vacant (1841 - 19 November 1842)
- Gustav Fyodorovich Doppelmeyer (Template:Date range)
- Alexey Vasilyevich Semyonov (Template:Date range)
- Zakhar Semyonovich Kherkheulidzev (Template:Date range)
- Fedot Nikolaevich Shklarevich (Template:Date range)
- Ivan Andreevich Rosset (Template:Date range)
- Eduard Fyodorovich Keller (Template:Date range)
- Sergei Yegorovich Kushelev (Template:Date range)
- Andrey Lvovich Kozhevnikov (Template:Date range)
- Pavel Nikonorovich Shelgunov (Template:Date range)
- Egor Aleksandrovich Kasinov (Template:Date range)
- Vladimir Nikolaevich Tokarev (Template:Date range)
- Valery Ivanovich Charykov (Template:Date range)
- Alexander Pietrov (Template:Date range)
- Nikolai Nikolaevich Trubetskoy (Template:Date range)
- Alexander Alexandrovich Musin-Pushkin (Template:Date range)
- Pavel Grigorievich Kurlov (Template:Date range)
- Yakov Egorovich Erdely (Template:Date range)
- Alexey Fedorovich Girs (26 November 1912 - 1915)
- Andrey Gavriilovich Chernyavsky (Template:Date range)
- Vladimir Andreevich Drutskoy-Sokolinsky (August 1916 - 1917)
References
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External links
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