АДМИНИСТРАВТИВНО-ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫЕ ПРЕОБРАЗОВАНИЯ НОВОСИЛЯ И НОВОСИЛЬСКОГО УЕЗДА В ПЕРИОД ГУБЕРНСКИХ РЕФОРМ XVIII СТОЛЕТИЯ

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the features of the administrative-territorial transformation of Novosilsky district and the city of Novosil in the 18th century, the future subjects of Tula province, which is currently a part of modern Oryol oblast. Much attention is given to the history of the city of Novosil and its county as administrative-territorial units in the provincial system of the state. The author emphasizes that various rulers carried out some administrative-territorial reforms in the internal policy of the state throughout the 18th century. The provin-cial reform of Peter I was the beginning of these transformations in 1708. The state was divided into 8 provinces. During this stage, a two-level system of administrative-territorial division was created: province-share. The second stage of the provincial reform was carried out in 1719. A three-level system of administrative-territorial division was created: province-province-district. The latter was replaced by a county in 1727. Catherine II began to carry out the provincial reform after the publication of the «Institutions for the Administration of Provinces» in 1775. It had a disaggregating nature. 50 provinces were formed. Governorships consisting of several provinces were approved. After Paul I accession, administrative-territorial transformations were continued in the state. The reform eliminated governorships and the number of provinces was reduced from 50 to 41. As a result, based on the study of the history of the developing of the city of Novosil and its county, the author draws conclusions about the reasons for these transformations.