Major events 1726—Smolensk Governorate was created from parts of Moscow and Riga Governorates. Subdivisions (as of 1726) Archangelgorod Governorate (Архангелогородская губерния) subdivided into provinces Astrakhan Governorate (Астраханская губерния) not subdivided Kazan Governorate (Казанская губерния) subdivided into provinces Kiev Governorate (Киевская губерния) subdivided into provinces Moscow Governorate (Московская губерния) subdivided into provinces Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Нижегородская губерния) subdivided into provinces Revel Governorate (Ревельская губерния) not subdivided Riga Governorate (Рижская губерния) subdivided into provinces St. Petersburg Governorate (Санкт-Петербургская губерния) subdivided into provinces Siberian Governorate (Сибирская губерния) subdivided into provinces Smolensk Governorate (Смоленская губерния) subdivided into provinces Voronezh Governorate (Воронежская губерния) subdivided into provinces 1726 1720s in Russia