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== Geographic Terminology == | == Geographic Terminology == | ||
Small localities like villages belong to larger administrative units or jurisdictions, which in turn belong to other larger jurisdictions. Among other things, gazetteers generally identify such jurisdictions and help us to localize places and often to distinguish between places with the same name. Following are some terms that are used for jurisdictions in Russia for both the times before and after the Revolution. | |||
'''Imperial Russia terms'''<br>Province ― Губерния (Guberniya)<br>County ―Уездь (Uyezd)<br>District (civil) ― Волост (Volost)<br>District (police) ― Cтaн (Stan)<br>City ― Город (Gorod)<br>Village with church ― Село (Selo)<br>Village without church ― Деревне (Derevne)<br>Place ― Место (Mesto)<br> | '''Imperial Russia terms'''<br>Province ― Губерния (Guberniya)<br>County ―Уездь (Uyezd)<br>District (civil) ― Волост (Volost)<br>District (police) ― Cтaн (Stan)<br>City ― Город (Gorod)<br>Village with church ― Село (Selo)<br>Village without church ― Деревне (Derevne)<br>Place ― Место (Mesto)<br> | ||