Uezds of the Russian Empire

thumb|right|250px|Uezds of the Russian Empire in 1897 An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; ), or povit in a Ukrainian context (), was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Russian SFSR, and the early Soviet Union, which was in use from the 13th century. For most of Russian history, uezds were a second-level administrative division. By sense, but not by etymology, uezd approximately corresponds to the English "county".