Moscow Governorate (Russian: Московская губерния; pre-reform Russian: Московская губернiя), or Government of Moscow, was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1708–1929.
The Governorate was established on December 29 [O.S. December 18], 1708 together with seven other governorates, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict.[1]
As with the rest of the governorates, the description of Moscow Governorate's borders was not given. Instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities.
| # | City | # | City | # | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moscow | 14. | Lyubim | 27. | Suzdal |
| 2. | Aleksin | 15. | Medyn | 28. | Tarussa |
| 3. | Borovsk | 16. | Mikhaylov | 29. | Tsarev Borisov |
| 4. | Dedilov | 17. | Mozhaysk | 30. | Tula |
| 5. | Dmitrov | 18. | Obolensk | 31. | Veneva |
| 6. | Gremyachey | 19. | Pecherniki | 32. | Vereya |
| 7. | Kaluga | 20. | Pereslavl Ryazanskoy | 33. | Volodimir |
| 8. | Klin | 21. | Pereslavl Zaleskoy | 34. | Volokolamsk |
| 9. | Kolomna | 22. | Pronsk | 35. | Yaroslavets Maly |
| 10. | Koshira | 23. | Rostov | 36. | Yepifan |
| 11. | Kostroma | 24. | Ruza | 37. | Yuryev Polskoy |
| 12. | Krapivna | 25. | Serpukhov | 38. | Zaraysk |
| 13. | Lukh | 26. | Shuya | 39. | Zvenigorod |
The governorate underwent numerous changes in the following years, and was finally abolished on January 14, 1929 when modern Moscow Oblast was created.
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