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Alexandrovsky Uyezd (russian: Александровский уезд) was an administrative division (an
uyezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd; rus, уе́зд, p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( uk, повіт), or Kreis in Baltic-German context, was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, and the ea ...
) of
Arkhangelsk Governorate Arkhangelsk Governorate (russian: link=no, Архангельская губерния, ''Arkhangelskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 until 1929. ...
of the
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and later of the
Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
. The origins of Alexandrovsky Uyezd trace back to
Kolsky Uyezd Kolsky Uyezd (russian: Ко́льский уе́зд) was an administrative division (an uyezd) of the Tsardom of Russia and later of the Russian Empire. History 16th–17th centuries Russian expansion to the Kola Peninsula can be traced to th ...
, which existed on this territory since the early 16th century until , 1858, when Tsar Alexander II approved a
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opinion "On Changing the Governance in the Town of Kola and in Kolsky Uyezd" that Kolsky Uyezd be abolished and its territory merged into
Kemsky Uyezd Kemsky Uyezd (''Ке́мский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kem. In terms of present-day admi ...
.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp. 22–28 Kolsky Uyezd was restored on , 1883 when Tsar Alexander III approved a new opinion of the State Council, although the territory of the restored uyezd was smaller than its pre-1858 territory—it included only the 4th and the 5th '' stans'' of
Kemsky Uyezd Kemsky Uyezd (''Ке́мский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kem. In terms of present-day admi ...
. The town of
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once again became the
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of the uyezd. On , 1899, the village of Alexandrovsk was granted the status of an
uyezd town An uezd (also spelled uyezd; rus, уе́зд, p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( uk, повіт), or Kreis in Baltic-German context, was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, and the ea ...
, for which reason the uyezd was renamed Alexandrovsky. On , 1912, new Teriberskaya Volost was created from a part of
Kolsko-Loparskaya Volost Kolsko-Loparskaya Volost (russian: Ко́льско-Лопа́рская во́лость) was at various times an administrative division (a volost) of Kemsky, Kolsky, and Alexandrovsky Uyezds of Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (a ...
. When the White movement controlled the northwest of Russia in 1918–1920, Alexandrovsky Uyezd was included into Northern Oblast. By 1920 (the exact date is unknown), Murmansko-Kolonistskaya Volost of the uyezd was renamed Pechengskaya (); after Pechenga, where the volost government was located. On February 2, 1920,
Murmansk Governorate Murmansk Governorate (russian: Му́рманская губе́рния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the early Russian SFSR which existed in 1921–1927.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp.&nbs ...
was established by the Resolution of the Provisional Government of Northern Oblast; it included the territory of Alexandrovsky Uyezd. The uyezd, however, was restored in its 1917 borders after Murmansk Governorate was abolished effective February 21, 1920 when the Soviet power was restored on the
Kola Peninsula sjd, Куэлнэгк нёа̄ррк , image_name= Kola peninsula.png , image_caption= Kola Peninsula as a part of Murmansk Oblast , image_size= 300px , image_alt= , map_image= Murmansk in Russia.svg , map_caption = Location of Murmansk Oblas ...
. In February 1920, according to the provisions of the first Constitution of the Russian SFSR, the process of creating ''
selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...
s'' started in the uyezd. While the Constitution and the auxiliary ''Resolution on the Selsoviets'' specified that the populations of the ''selsoviets'' should not be fewer than three hundred people, this requirement proved impractical in the uyezds where small villages were scattered within large distances from one another. Thus, many ''selsoviets'' were created despite the insufficient population counts and gradually started to replace the volosts as the lowest unit of the administrative-territorial division. On March 24, 1920, the 1st Congress of Alexandrovsky Uyezd Soviets made a decision to rename the uyezd Murmansky (), as Murmansk served as the uyezd's center. On April 13, Arkhangelsk Governorate Executive Committee approved the new name during a
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. However, the decision was not approved by the
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and for the next fifteen months the uyezd was referred to by both names. On April 22, 1920 the
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of the town of Alexandrovsk suggested that several
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of Teriberskaya Volost should be incorporated into a new volost, called Alexandrovskaya. The proposal was formally approved by the Murmansky Uyezd Executive Committee on June 1, 1920. The administrative center of the new volost was in Alexandrovsk. In the beginning of 1921, as a result of the Treaty of Tartu signed between Russia and
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on October 14, 1920, the western portion of Pechengskaya Volost along with the portions of Kolsko-Loparskaya Volost were ceded to Finland, with Russia abandoning all future rights and claims to these territories. On April 7, 1921, an assembly of representatives of various Soviet organizations transformed the remaining part of Pechengskaya Volost into new Novozerskaya Volost. On June 13, 1921, a Decree issued by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee transformed Alexandrovsky Uyezd into
Murmansk Governorate Murmansk Governorate (russian: Му́рманская губе́рния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the early Russian SFSR which existed in 1921–1927.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp.&nbs ...
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* *{{Cite book, author=Архивохранилище документов новейшей политической истории Государственного архива Мурманской области, script-title=ru:Архивохранилище документов новейшей политической истории Государственного архива Мурманской области. Путеводитель, trans-title=A Guide to the Archival Depository of the State Archives of Murmansk Oblast. Documents Pertaining to the Newest Political History, year=2002, language=Russian, isbn=5-7870-0067-6, url=http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/GuidebookCard.html?id=125, access-date=2010-12-08, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083157/http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/GuidebookCard.html?id=125, archive-date=2011-07-24, url-status=dead Uezds of the Soviet Union Uezds of Arkhangelsk Governorate States and territories established in 1883 States and territories established in 1920 1921 disestablishments in Russia