Little Russian province (Little Russia) is the name of the two administrative-territorial units of the Russian Empire that existed in 1764-1781 and in 1796-1802.
| Province of the Russian Empire | |||||
| Little Russian province | |||||
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| A country |  Russian empire | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Chernihiv | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Date of formation | 1764 1796 | ||||
| Date of Abolition | 1781 1802 | ||||
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First Little Russian Province
It was formed in 1764 from 10 regiments of the Hetman region: Starodubsky , Kiev , Pereyaslavsky , Glukhovsky , Nezhinsky , Chernihiv , Prilutsky , Lubensky , Mirgorodsky and Gadyatsky [1] .
From 1765 to 1773, the administrative center was Glukhov , in 1773 the center was moved to Kozelets , and in 1775 to Kiev [2] .
In the fall of 1781, the Little Russian province was abolished and divided into Novgorod-Seversk , Chernihiv and Kiev governorates.
Second Little Russian Province
In 1796, the Little Russian province was re-formed from three governorates, into which Little Russia was then divided, with the former Poltava regiment and the city of Kremenchug , with the towns and villages of the former Mirgorod regiment , which were part of the Ekaterinoslav province , joined, but the city of Kiev was separated , "With a circle, according to its position across the Dnieper River." Chernigov was appointed the provincial city [3] . The province was divided into 20 counties .
The formation of the Little Russian province was in connection with the restoration under General Paul I in Little Russia of the ships of the general, zemstvo and submarine. In 1802, two were formed from the Little Russian province - Chernihiv and Poltava . As part of these provinces, the Little Russian Governor General was established, to which in 1835 the Kharkov province was annexed.
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Sources
- Little Russian province // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Chernihiv region