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The collegia were government departments in Imperial Russia, established in 1717 by Peter the Great. The departments were housed in the Twelve Collegia building in Saint Petersburg. Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Government Monarchy Emperor - 1721-1725 Peter the Great (first) - 1894-1917 Nicholas II (last) History - Established 22 October, 1721 - February Revolution 2 March, 1917 Area - 1897 22,400,000 km2 8,648,688 sq...
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Peter the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр I ÐлекÑеевич Pyotr I Alekséyevich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.][1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly...
Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...
Building of the Twelve Collegia, 1753 engraving Originally nine were established: Image File history File links Twelvecollegia. ...
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Saint Petersburg State University (Санкт-ПетербургÑкий ГоÑударÑтвенный УниверÑитет) is one of the oldest Russian educational institutions, established in the city of Saint Petersburg on January 28, 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great. ...
- Collegium of Commerce
- Collegium of Financial Inspection and Control
- Collegium of Foreign Affairs
- Collegium of Justice
- Collegium of Manufacturing
- Collegium of the Navy
- Collegium of State Expenses
- Collegium of State Income
- Collegium of War
Three more were later added: The Admiralty tower (1806-23) is the focal point of St Petersburg downtown: three main avenues converge nearby. ...
- Collegium of Estates
- Collegium of Mining
- Collegium of Town Organization
Each collegium consisted of a president, a vice-president, four councilors, four assessors, a procurator, a secretary, and a chancellery.
Abolished
The collegia were replaced with ministries during the Government reform of Alexander I, though the KGB had a collegium in the 20th century. The early Russian system of government instated by Peter the Great, which consisted of various state committees, each named College with subordinate departments named Prikaz, was largely outdateby by 1800s. ...
Note: This article is about the KGB of the Soviet Union. ...
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