Collegium of Mining and Manufacturing
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The Collegium of Mining and Manufacturing (also College) was a Russian executive body (collegium
Collegium (ministry)
The collegia were government departments in Imperial Russia, established in 1717 by Peter the Great...

), created in the government reform of 1717
Government reform of Peter I
Government reform of Peter I refers to modifications made to the state apparatus of Russia during the rule of Peter I.Peter ascended to the throne in 1682; he ruled jointly with his half-brother Ivan V. After Ivan's death in 1696, Peter implemented a series of sweeping reforms aimed at modernizing...

. Its first President was Ivan Musin-Pushkin.

In 1722 the collegium was split up into two separate bodies: the Collegium of Mining
Collegium of Mining
The Collegium of Mining was an executive body in the Russian Empire from 1722, when the Collegium of Mining and Manufacturing split into two. It was closed in 1783 under Catherine II of Russia, before being reopened in 1796.Its Presidents were: H. W. Bruce ; A. K. Zybin ; A. F. Tomilov ; M. S...

 and the Collegium of Manufacturing
Collegium of Manufacturing
The Collegium of Manufacturing was an executive body in the Russian Empire from 1722, when the Collegium of Mining and Manufacturing split into two....

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