ОКРУГ

This is an entry about the historical 'Округ' (Circle), a law enforcement agency created in 1836 based on the existing military units. The country was divided into several (initially five, later eight) 'Округ' districts within the Imperial Corps of Gendarmes. The main source of information about this topic is the Russian Wikipedia article at ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3 (11Kb) from April 14, 2007, with a saved copy available at hghltd.yandex.net/yandbtm?url=website?ref=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%9A%D1