Editing Pyotr Stolypin (section)

===Lithuania===
Stolypin spent much of his life and career in [[Lithuania]], then administratively known as [[Northwestern Krai]] of the Russian Empire.

[[File:Kalnaberžės Dvaras.jpg|thumb|left|Stolypin's favourite manor house in Kalnaberžė]] From 1869, Stolypin spent his childhood years in [[:lt:Kalnaberžė|Kalnaberžė]] manor (now [[Kėdainiai district]] of [[Lithuania]]), built by his father, a place that remained his favorite residence for the rest of life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolos.lt/index.php?Itemid=28&id=202&option=com_content&task=view|title=kolos.lt – Reliģija un reliģiskie uzskati|access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> In 1876, the Stolypin family moved to [[Vilnius|Vilna]] (now Vilnius), where he attended grammar school.

Stolypin served as marshal of the [[Kovno Governorate]] (now [[Kaunas]], Lithuania) between 1889 and 1902. This public service gave him an inside view of local needs and allowed him to develop administrative skills.<ref>{{Cite book|title = A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution.|last = Figes |first = Orlando |publisher = The Bodley Head |year = 2017|isbn = 978-1-847-92451-3 |pages = 223}}</ref> His thinking was influenced by the single-family farmstead system of the Northwestern Krai, and he later sought to introduce the land reform based on private ownership throughout the Russian Empire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kultura.lrytas.lt/-12614956691260089535-vilniuje-%C4%AFam%C5%BEintas-rus%C5%B3-reformatoriaus-p-stolypino-atminimas.htm|title=Vilniuje įamžintas rusų reformatoriaus P.Stolypino atminimas|publisher=[[Lrytas.lt]]|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>

Stolypin's service in Kovno was deemed a success by the Russian government. He was promoted seven times, culminating in his promotion to the rank of [[State Council (Russian Empire)|state councilor]] in 1901. Four of his daughters were also born during this period; his daughter Maria recalled: "this was the most calm period [of] his life".<ref name=":0" />

In May 1902 Stolypin was appointed governor in [[Grodno Governorate]], where he was the youngest person ever appointed to this position.