Answer:
The Bolsheviks executed the imperial family in 1918 and established the Soviet Union in 1922 after emerging victorious from the civil war. Contents. 1 History
Explanation:Under Peter's Petrine Reforms, Russia was divided into eight large gubernia (administrative provinces): Moscow, Ingria, Kiev, Smolensk, Arkhangel'sk, Kazan', Azov, and Siberia. An appointed governor ruled each and chaired a council of eight to twelve advisers drawn from the gubernia's gentry.