Western Krai

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Western Krai (Западный край) was a subdivision (Krai) of the late Imperial Russia.

It consisted of 9 guberniyas: 6 Belarusian and Lithuanian ones that constituted the Northwestern Krai and 3 Ukrainian ones that constituted the Southwestern Krai.

They were annexed to Russia during the partitions of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the end of the 18th century.

Due to its national specifics, it had some special laws and elements of government.

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