On August 1, 1927, the uyezds and governorates were abolished and Nevelsky District, with the administrative center in Nevel, was established as a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.
ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, ðɪ ˈaɪɛzdz ænd ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹˌeɪts wɜːɹ ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ænd nɛvˈɛlski dˈɪstɹɪkt, wɪððɪ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn nˈɛvəl, wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt æz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv vˈɛlɪkˌɪaɪ lˈuːki ˈɑːkɹʌɡ ʌv lˈɛnɪŋɡɹˌæd əblˈæst.