Summary |
The Mogilev province was formed in 1772 after the first section of the Commonwealth from the Part of the Belarusian territories that departed to Russia.Initially, the Mogilev province included the Mogilev, Mstislavl, Orsha and Rogachev provinces.In 1777, the Mogilev province was divided into 12 counties.In 1778, the province was renamed the Mogilev governorship, which was abolished in 1796, and the counties became part of the Belarusian province.In 1802, the Mogilev province was restored as part of the previous 12 counties.Since 1917, the province was assigned to the Western region, in 1918 - to the Western commune, since 1919 - to the BSSR, then to the RSFSR.In the summer of 1919, the Mogilev province was abolished |