==Novgorod Oblast update== 
 Welcome back! Hope you had a productive trip. As you've probably noticed, I'm following up on my promise to review the foundation dates of the Novgorod Oblast districts. For now, I've set them all to October 1, 1927; as per page 85 of Snytko. I've also reverted my July 18 addition to Starorussky District. That date is mentioned by Gelman for Demyansky, Krestetsky, Malovishersky, and Starorussky Districts, and it is backsourced to a July 18, 1927 VTsIK Resolution; however, I was unable to find its text. Gelman's book overall is not very specific about numerous important details, so I thought for now it's better to use a clear source (Snytko) and re-examine this issue once the text of the Resolution becomes available. Sorry about all the confusion!— • ; August 31, 2012; 18:04 (UTC)