Velikiye Luki Oblast was established on 22 August 1944, one day before
Pskov Oblast, to administrate areas of
Soviet Union previously occupied by
German troops and liberated in the course of
World War II. It included twenty-three districts, • Grigory Mefodyevich Boykachyov (1944–1950); • Zakhar Filippovich Slaykovsky (1950–1951); • Sergey Stepanovich Rumyantsev (1951–1955); • Ivan Petrovich Tur (1955–1957). On 2 October 1957 Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished. Its area was split between Kalinin and
Pskov Oblasts. Belsky, Ilyinsky, Leninsky, Nelidovsky, Oktyabrsky, Penovsky, Seryozhinsky, Toropetsky, and Zharkovsky Districts were transferred to Kalinin Oblast, and all other districts were merged into Pskov Oblast. ==References==