This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (pre-1918 spelling: губернія, post-1918 spelling: губерния) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912 (inclusive). Some of these governorates persisted into the Soviet era (renamed oblasts during the 1920s), while others were subdivided further as part of the policy of "unbundling" (разукрупнение, razukrupneniye) of the 1930s. During the partitions of Poland (in the 1780s), many governorates were replaced with viceroyalties, but later (before the 1800s) were reverted to governorates. List of governorates Grand Duchy of Finland Governorates of the Grand Duchy of Finland during 1831–1917: Åbo och Björneborg Governorate (, , ) Kuopio Governorate (, , ) Nikolaistad Governorate (, , ) Nyland Governorate (, , ) St. Michel Governorate (, , ) Tavastehus Governorate (, , ) Uleåborg Governorate (, , ) Viborg Governorate (, , ) See also History of the administrative division of Russia Subdivisions of the Soviet Union Federal subjects of Russia References Notes Sources Сергей Тархов. "Изменение административно-территориального деления России в XIII-XX вв.". "Логос", 2005, No. 1. (Sergey Tarkhov. Changes of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Russia in the 13th–20th centuries). Further reading (+ via Hathi Trust)