On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Andreyevsky District, with the administrative center in theselo ofAndreyevo, was established.[3] The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part ofLeningrad Okrug ofLeningrad Oblast.[3] Kirishi became a part of Andreyevsky District.[3] On September 30, 1931, the administrative center of the district was moved to Kirishi and the district was renamed Kirishsky.[3] On December 27, 1933 Kirishi was grantedurban-type settlement status.[3] Kirishi was occupied for two years duringWorld War II and completely destroyed in 1943, so that on February 19, 1944 the administrative center of the district was moved to the urban-type settlement ofBudogoshch.[3]
In 1960, Kirishi was rebuilt and theKirishi oil refinery was constructed. On February 1, 1963, the district was abolished and merged into Volkhovsky District but on January 12, 1965 it was re-established.[3] Kirishi was granted town status and made the administrative center of the district.[3] On January 26, 1967, Kirishi became a town of oblast significance.[3] In 2010, the administrative structure of Leningrad Oblast was harmonized with its municipal structure,[11] and Kirishi became a town of district significance.
In 1974, a "BVK" (belkovo-vitaminny kontsentrat, i.e., "protein-vitamin concentrate") production facility was constructed next to the oil refinery. This was the USSR Ministry of Microbiological Industry's second plant of this kind (after the one inKstovo, opened in 1973). It used n-paraffins (byproducts of oil refining) as feedstock foryeast, which in its turn producedsingle-cell protein, used as poultry and cattle feed.[12]
After a 1987 accident at the microbiological plant, local mass protests forced theSupreme Soviet to close down the facility by 1989, as well as its seven sister plants throughout the Soviet Union. The protests had been fueled by local discontent since the early 1980s with the harmful emissions of the four main factories of the town, with the BVK factory being the biggest polluter.[12] Scenes from the protests were featured in the 1989 docuseriesHello Do You Hear Us? (Soviets) by Latvian directorJuris Podnieks.[13]
Kirishi is also planned to serve as the home of Russia's first residual oil high conversion refinery, theKirishi-2 Oil Refinery, which is scheduled to open in 2017.[15][16]
The railroad connectingSonkovo andMga passes through Kirishi. Another railway branches off north. It connects Kirishi withTikhvin, which lies on the line connectingSt. Petersburg andVologda viaCherepovets.
Kirishi is connected by road withVolkhov andChudovo. There are also local roads.
The Volkhov River is navigable in Kirishi; however, there is no passenger navigation.
The district contains seven objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.[17] All of them commemorate the events of World War II.
Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №32-оз от 15 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ленинградской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Областного закона №23-оз от 8 мая 2014 г. «Об объединении муниципальных образований "Приморское городское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и "Глебычевское сельское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Областные законы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №112, 23 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #32-oz of June 15, 2010On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Leningrad Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Oblast Law #23-oz of May 8, 2014On Merging the Municipal Formations of "Primorskoye Urban Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and "Glebychevskoye Rural Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and on Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №49-оз от 1 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Киришский муниципальный район и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Областного закона №17-оз от 6 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые областные законы в связи с принятием федерального закона "О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации в связи с совершенствованием организации местного самоуправления"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования (24 сентября 2004 г.). Опубликован: "Вестник Правительства Ленинградской области", №27, 14 сентября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #49-oz of September 1, 2004On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Kirishsky Municipal District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Oblast Law #17-oz of May 6, 2010On Amending Various Oblast Laws Due to the Adoption of the Federal Law "On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Due to the Improvement of the Organization of the Local Self-Government". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication (September 24, 2004).).
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