Novozerskaya Volost

Novozerskaya Volost (Russian: Новозерская волость) was an administrative division (a volost) of Alexandrovsky (Murmansky) Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate and then of Murmansk Governorate of the Russian SFSR.^[1]

The volost was established on April 7, 1921 on the portion of the territory of Pechengskaya Volost which remained after the western part of that volost was ceded to Finland by the Treaty of Tartu.^[1] The administrative center of the volost was the colony of Ozerko.^[2]

The volost became a part of Murmansk Governorate at the time of its establishment in June 1921,^[1] and was abolished on August 1, 1927 along with the rest of the volosts of Murmansk Governorate when the latter was transformed into Murmansk Okrug, redistricted, and transferred to the newly created Leningrad Oblast.^[3]

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 27–28
2. ^ A Guide to the State Archives, p. 192
3. ^ Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 34

Sources

• Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север". 
• Архивохранилище документов новейшей политической истории Государственного архива Мурманской области (2002) (in Russian). Архивохранилище документов новейшей политической истории Государственного архива Мурманской области. Путеводитель [A Guide to the Archival Depository of the State Archives of Murmansk Oblast. Documents Pertaining to the Newest Political History]. ISBN 5-7870-0067-6. http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/GuidebookCard.html?id=125.