Rylsky UyezdRylsky Uyezd was one of the subdivisions of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Rylsk.DemographicsAt the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Rylsky Uyezd had a population of 164,368. Of these, 68.5% spoke Russian, 31.0% Ukrainian, 0.2% Yiddish, 0.2% Belarusian, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% German as their native language.