Archangelgorod Governorate
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate. In 1780, the governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty. The latter was abolished in 1796, and the part of it which included Verkhovazhye became Vologda Governorate. Since 1780, the upper Vaga lands were part of Velsky Uyezd with the seat in the town of Velsk.