Ulyanovsk Governorate (1924–1928) By a decree of the
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union of May 9, 1924, the city of Simbirsk has renamed Ulyanovsk, which included the volost, the
uyezd, and the governorate itself. In 1925, the
Alatyrsky uezd was transferred to the
Chuvash ASSR and 4 uezds remained in the Ulyanovsk Governorate:
Ardatovsk,
Karsunsk,
Syzransk, and
Ulyanovsk. On January 6, 1926, by the decision of the Samara Governorate Executive Committee, the
Melekessky uyezd was transferred to the Ulyanovsk governorate. On May 14, 1928, during the economic zoning of the USSR, the governorate was abolished, and its territory became part of the
Ulyanovsk Okrug, the
Mordovsk Okrug, and the
Syzran Okrug of the
Middle Volga Oblast. ==Subdivisions==