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History and Administrative Duivision . Vladimir Gubernia was established in 1796. Its predecessor from 1778 to 1796 was Vladimir Namestishestvo;
from 1708 to 1778 the territory of Vladimir Gubernia had formed part of Moscow Gubernia. Vladimir Gubernia bordered on Yaroslavl
and Kostroma Gubernia in the north, on Nizhny-Novgorod Gubernia in the east, on
Tambov and Ryazan Gubernia in the south, on Moscow Gubernia
and Tver Gubernia in the west. Vladimir Gubernia was divided in 13 districts (Uyezds) : Vladimir, Alexandrov, Gorokhovets, Kovrov, Melenki, Murom, Pereslavl Zalyeskiy, Pokrov, Shuya, Sudogda, Suzdal, Vyazniki and Yuriev Polskiy. In 1929 Vladimir Gubernia was dissolved; most of it became part of Ivanovo Oblast; Pereslavl, Alexandrov and Pokrov Uyezd became part of Moscow Oblast. The Zemstvo Laws passed in 1864 granted regional self-government on Gubernia and Uyezd level; the regional administrative bodies are refererred to as Zemstvos. The Zemstvos were abolished in the course of the October Revolution. Population . The population in 1811 was 1,005,000, in 1840 1,135,100, in 1867 1,239,100, in 1885 1,376,000, in 1915 2,225,900 (Lahmeyer). The population was ethnically Russian, and belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church. In c. 1885, the cities of Ivanovo, Murom, Shuya and Vladimir had a population of over 10,000 inhabitants. The Economy . In 1884, 36.5 % of the area was used for agriculture, 35 % covered by forest, 20.6 % was pasture, 6 % barren land (Meyer). The main products were grain, potatoes, lentals, flax, horse radish, onions, cherries, timber. The animals kept, in order of importance, were horses, sheep, pigs, cattle, fish. Sandstone, white clay, gipsum, bog iron, marble were produced. Industrial centers included Ivanovo (textile industry), Shuya, Voznessensk, Alexandrov, Danilovo, Teikovo, Gus, Verkhnoshensk. Leading industries were spinning, weaving, dyeing, glass industry, copper industry. Number of factories 1884 : 426, number of industrial workers 102,893. Domestic industries included spinning, toy production, knitting, shoemaking, weaving, carpentry, bootmaking, barrelmaking, furriery, the production of devotionalia (images of saints). (Meyers c. 1890). |
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Vladimir Gubernia within the RSFSR . Vladimir Gubernia ceded territory to Moscow Gubernia and to
Ivanovo-Voznesensk Gubernia. In 1926, Vladimir Gubernia bordered on Tver, Yaroslavl amd Ivanovo-Voznesenkk Gubernia in the north, on Nizhny Novgorod Gubernia in the east, on Ryazan and Moscow ubernia in the south and west. Population . The population in 1926 was 1,321,000, in 1939 1,211,000 (Lahmeyer. |
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Article Old Believers, from Wikipedia Article Raskolniks, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907-1914 edition |
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Vladimir and Suzdal Museum Reserve Articles Alexandrov Uyezd, Vladimir Uyezd, Vyazniki Uyezd, Gorokhovets Uyezd, Kovrov Uyezd, Melenki Uyezd, Murom Uyezd, Pereslavl Uyezd, Pokrov Uyezd, Sudogda Uyezd, Shuya Uyezd, Yuriev, from Wikipedia Russian edition |
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Simplified Map : Vladimir Gubernia, from Wikimedia Maps : W. Vladimir, E. Vladimir (Atlas Marksa, 2nd edition 1910), posted by M. Witkam |
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Ivanovo-Voznesensk, from EB 1911 Articles Wladimir, Alexandrow, Gorochowez, Iwanowo-Wosnessensk, Kowrow, Melenki, Murom, Peresslawl-Saljeskij, Pokrow, Schuja, Sudogda, Susdal, Wjasniki, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German |
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Das Gouvernement Wladimir, pp.405-408 in Th. Fr. Ehrmann,
Neueste Kunde vom Russischen Reiche in Europa und Asien,
vol.3 of Neueste Länder- und Völkerkunde, 1807, in German, GB Das Gouvernement Wladimir, pp.125-128 in vol.1 of Das Russische Kaiserreich, seine Geographie, Statistik, Volks- und Regentengeschichte, 1847, in German, GB W.H. Beable, Russian gazetteer and guide, being an account of the territorial divisions and a description of over 300 of the principal towns and cities of Russia, Finland and Siberia (1919), posted on Internet Archive; Vladimir pp.44-45 |
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