ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, wˈɛstɚn əblˈæst wʌz ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ænd ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə kˈeɪlənˌɪn əblˈæst, ænd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi fˈaɪv ʌvðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, nɛvˈɛlski dˈɪstɹɪkt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv vˈɛlɪkˌɪaɪ lˈuːki ˈɑːkɹʌɡ ʌv kˈeɪlənˌɪn əblˈæst, wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɑːkɹʌɡz ɐbˈʌɾɪŋ ðə stˈeɪt bˈaʊndɚɹiz ʌvðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən.
On January 29, 1935, Western Oblast was abolished and the district was transferred to Kalinin Oblast, and on February 5 of the same year, Nevelsky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the Soviet Union.