Smolenskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ (R.S.F.S.R.)

found: Materīaly o rasprostrannenīi sifilisa i venericheskikh zaboli︠e︡vanīĭ v Smolenskoĭ gubernīi [MI] 1896.

found: Bolʹshai︠a︡ sovetskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡, v. 51, 1945:col. 477 (Smolenskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡. In 1937 Smolenskai︠a︡ oblastʹ was formed. It chiefly consists of territory formerly in Smolenskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡)

found: Bolʹshai︠a︡ rossiĭskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡, via WWW, June 3rd, 2020:(Смоленская губерния = Smolenskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡, established in 1708, was comprised of 17 uezdy, abolished in 1713, reinstated in 1726 with 5 uezdy; renamed to Smolenskoe namestnichestvo in 1775 with 12 uezdy; re-established by the decree of Paul I from December 23, 1796, since that time territorial borders stayed the same until 1917; after 1917 some gubernia's uezdy either became part of other administrative divisions or abolished, and some uezdy from other gubernias were incorporated into Smolenskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡; Smolenskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ abolished on January 1st, 1929; together with Bri︠a︡nskai︠a︡ gubernia and parts of Kaluzhskai︠a︡, Tverskai︠a︡ and Moskovskai︠a︡ gubernias formed Zapadnai︠a︡ oblastʹ)