Summary |
The Minsk province was formed in 1793 due to part of the territorial acquisitions of the Russian Empire as a result of the second section of the Commonwealth.It was the administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire in 1793-1795 and 1796-1921 (in 1795-1796 it was called Minsk governorship).Together with the Vilenskaya, Kovenskaya, Grodno, Mogilev and Vitebsk provinces, she formed the North-Western Territory.At the beginning of the twentieth century.There were 9 counties in the province |