255 there shall be an ober-shtat-galter in St. Petersburg in accordance with the Swedish system; he shall deal with the government of the city and not have anything to do with the district, and in everything he shall maintain order as in Stockholm; he is to be chosen from among the senators, [and his] rank is to be the first among all governors general; the fortresses of Kotlin and Schlusselburg are to be placed under his command, while Ingria and the Schlusselburg district are to be governed by a landsgevding, who shall reside in St. Petersburg. This passage was patterned on Pick’s brief description of the Swedish överståthållarämbetet, or office of the governor general of Stockholm, in which it was pointed out that the överståthållare, as the highest official in the capital city, was the highest ranking of all generals and governors. Pick reported that the överståthållare “represents the royal person in the capital, and thus has more respect and Income than work.” The local administration in the provinces surrounding the capital did not fall under the jurisdiction of the överståthållare, but was instead administered by provincial governors. In this connection, one can point to yet another revealing passage in Pick’s report, which points out the similarities between the capital cities of the two realms. Por example. Pick noted that: there now lies upon the River Neva a great, commanding city, which previously did not exist, and therefore there is a great similarity with this country, and in particular may be noted that St. Petersburg is situated just as is Stockholm, for Stockholm lies on the River {sic) Mälaren between the two provinces of Uppland and Södermanland, and St. Petersburg lies on the River Neva between the two provinces of Ingria and Karelia, and both residences are very similar in their situations. 15(i The Senate’s organizational plan also followed the Swedish pattern in calling for the districts of Schlusselburg and Ingria, which flanked St. Petersburg, to be placed under the jurisdiction of a special provincial governor. The governor general of St. Petersburg, then, was not to have any part in the local administration of these areas. Entirely in keeping with Pick’s proposal, the Senate listed Viborg, Narva, and Reval as the seats of governorships. In Luki Vellkie there was to be a commandant “of military rank,” while the surrounding districts were to be administered by a provincial governor. Provincial governors, too, were proposed for the administration of the other provinces, that is, for Novgorod, Pskov, Tver’, laroslavl’, Uglich, Kashin, and Poshekhon’e. *■'“* TsGADA, f. 9 otdelenie 2 dclo 93 11. 193—195v. The report on the governorship of Stockholm was dated December 4, 1719, which thus forms the terminus post quern for the Senate plan mentioned above. TsGADA, f. 248 delo 58 1. 26v. Ibid.. 11. 27v, 322.
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