[1] When the White movement controlled the northwest of Russia in 1918–1920, Alexandrovsky Uyezd was included into Northern Oblast.
[2] On February 2, 1920, Murmansk Governorate was established by the Resolution of the Provisional Government of Northern Oblast; it included the territory of Alexandrovsky Uyezd.
Thus, many selsoviets were created despite the insufficient population counts and gradually started to replace the volosts as the lowest unit of the administrative-territorial division.
However, the decision was not approved by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and for the next fifteen months the uyezd was referred to by both names.
[1] On June 13, 1921, a Decree issued by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee transformed Alexandrovsky Uyezd into Murmansk Governorate.