Kyiv provincial government: organization of activities (late 18th - early 20th centuries)

Abstract

The article analyzes the authority of the Kyiv provincial government, highlights the historical legal and organizational aspects of the activities of the county government as the local state authority institution; the stages of formation of the Kyiv provincial government were determined, organizational structure of the Kyiv provincial government was researched. By studying a wide range of archive materials it was proved that the Kyiv provincial government was one of the main administrative institutions of the county, which together with the governor carried out an administrative and controlling executive function governing the Kyiv province, and the civil governor was not merely the highest official of the county who headed the county council, but together with the county government constituted the main collective body of imperial power in the county, which decided main issues in the region.