The internal structure of Orenburg governor-general's office in 1865-1881

The article contains the results of studying the activities of the Orenburg Governor-General’s office in 1865-1881. The author identifies several areas of activity of the personal secretariat of the Governor-General, characterizing its structure, which included several departments: border, economic, irregular troops, civilian, and secret. Each department had its own list of functions. The author attempts to analyze the power of Governor-General in the period under review. She singled out officials of special assignments and the head of the chancellery into a special group of employees of the office of the Governor-General, and assigned them to the number of officials who influenced the decision-making process of the Orenburg Governor-General.