Siberia Governorate [SEP] inception
Siberia Governorate
Siberia Governorate () was an administrative division (a "guberniya") of the Tsardom of Russia and then the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1782. Its seat was in Tobolsk (initially spelt as "Tobolesk"). The governorate was located in the east of Russian Empire and bordered China in the south, Kazan Governorate in the southwest, and Archangelgorod Governorate in the northwest. In the north and the east, the governorate was limited by the seas of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans.
Oblast was split off Irkutsk Governorate in 1805.
In 1822, the subdivision of Siberia was reformed again. It was divided into two governorates general, West Siberia and East Siberia.
West Siberia comprised the Tobolsk and Tomsk governorates, and East Siberia comprised Irkutsk Governorate, and the newly formed Yeniseysk Governorate.
Russian Empire Decembrists and other exiles.
Siberia was deemed a good place to exile for political reasons, as it was far from any foreign country. A St. Petersburg citizen would not wish to escape in vast