The Turkestan Governor-Generalship (1867)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Tabulate the provinces and districts of the governor-generalship with their years.
Syr Darya and Semirechye (1867), Zarafshan District (1868), Amu Darya Division (1873), Fergana Province (1876), Transcaspian Province (1881).
2
Using an atlas, find which present-day countries contain Verny (Almaty), Petro-Aleksandrovsk (Turtkul) and Ashgabat.
Verny (Almaty) – Kazakhstan; Turtkul – Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan); Ashgabat – Turkmenistan.
3
What danger and what convenience might come from joining military and civil power in one person? Write your view.
Convenience – quick decisions; danger – lack of oversight and abuse. (Free answer.)
4
Write one or two sentences on the difference between the Turkestan Province (1865) and the governor-generalship (1867).
The province was within the Orenburg Governor-Generalship; the governor-generalship of 1867 was a separate, larger unit uniting several provinces.