former governorship Karafuto , started a completely different life. The first month and a half after the fighting power is exercised by military commanders and commanders of military units . But October 5, 1945 began his duties chief civil administration Maokskogo district Colonel PF Nepomnyashchii, former deputy chairman of the executive committee of Komsomolsk . June 5, 1946 the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR "On administrative- territorial structure of the South Sakhalin Oblast ' , where, in particular , for the city of regional subordination was confirmed his new name – Kholmsk.