issued an edict which established seven governorates. The description of the borders of the governorates was not given; instead, their area was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns. The present area of Tver oblast was split between Ingermanland Governorate, which was renamed Saint Petersburg Governorate in 1710, Moscow Governorate, and Smolensk Governorate. The governorates were subdivided into uyezds, and uyezds into volosts. In 1713, Smolensk Governorate was abolished and split between Moscow and Riga Governorates; in 1726, it was re-established. In 1727, a separate Novgorod Governorate was established, and the areas within present Tver Oblast, belonging to Saint Petersburg Governorate, were transferred to Novgorod and Moscow Governorates. It was subdivided into five provinces, and the current area of Tver Oblast belonged to two of them — Tver Province and Velikiye Luki Province. The rest of the current area of the oblast belonged to Uglich Province of Moscow Governorate and Belsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate. In 1775-1776, the administrative reform abolished governorates and created viceroyalties. The current area of Tver Oblast was divided between Tver, Novgorod, Pskov, and Smolensk Viceroyalties. In 1796, the viceroyalties were abolished, and transformed back into eponymous governorates. In the 19th century, the area was divided between the following uyezds, Bezhetsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, the administrative center in Bezhetsk); Kashinsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Kashin); Novotorzhsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Torzhok); Ostashkovsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Ostashkov); Rzhevsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Rzhev); Staritsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Staritsa); Tverskoy Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Tver); Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Vyshny Volochyok); Zubtsovsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (since 1775, Zubtsov); Kalyazinsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (from 1775 till 1796 and from 1803, Kalyazin) Korchevskoy Uyezd of Tver Governorate (from 1781 till 1796 and from 1803, Korcheva) Vesyegonsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate (from 1775 till 1796 and from 1803, Vesyegonsk) Valdaysky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate (since 1770, Valday); Toropetsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate (since 1777, Toropets); Belsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate (since 1708, Bely); Porechsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate (since 1775, Porechye). Minor areas also belonged to Kholmsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate, Velizhsky Uyezd of Vitebsk Governorate, and to Myshkinsky Uyezd of Yaroslavl Governorate. 1918—1935 On 10 March 1918, Krasnokholmsky Uyezd with the center in Krasny Kholm was established. On 28 December 1918 Kimrsky