[11] In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, Inflanty Voivodeship and eastern Belarus were transferred to Russia.

Pskov Governorate has proven to be too big to be administered properly, and in 1776, the decree of the empress, Catherine the Great, was issued.

In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and on 31 December 1796 the emperor Paul I issued a decree restoring Pskov Governorate.

[13][14] Between Autumn 1941 and Winter 1942, during World War II, the district was occupied by German troops.

On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast.

[14] On August 1, 1927 Bologovsky District with the administrative center located in the selo of Bologovo was established as well.

[14] On June 1, 1936 Seryozhinsky District with the administrative center located in the selo of Bologovo was established.

[14] There are enterprises of chemical, metallurgical, textile, and food industries, most of which are located in Toropets.

[15] The main agricultural specialization of the district is cattle breeding with meat and milk production.

[16] The railway connecting Bologoye with Velikiye Luki crosses the district from east to west.

The M9 highway connecting Moscow with Riga also crosses the southern part of the district.

A paved road branches off from M9, running via Toropets to Kholm and further to Staraya Russa.

In the selo of Volok, there is a museum of Elizaveta Dmitriyeva-Tomanovskaya, a feminist and a secretary of Karl Marx.