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Geographical location
Location: 450 km to the north of Moscow, 600 km to the south-east of St.Petersburg
Geographic coordinates: latitude 59° 13", longitude 39° 53"
Transport
Vologda is the largest in the oblast and one of the most important in the North of Russia junctions of railways, automobile roads and airways. Vologda is a river port which stands on the river with the same name.
River communication: an access to the White Sea via the Vologda river, the Sukhona and the Northern Dvina; an access to the Caspian, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean via the Northern Dvina Channel and the Volga-Baltic water system.
Vologda is a major transportation hub, located at the intersection of highways, railways and waterways.
The public transport network is well developed in the city: There are both bus and trolleybus lines. The city has four big automobile bridges: two automobile bridges across the Vologda River and two bridges across railways. There is one pedestrian bridge (the Red bridge) in the city center.
Economy
Vologda is not only a city of historical and cultural importance. It is a major industrial town with numerous enterprises many of which are known for unique technologies and products having no analogues abroad.
Vologda takes the first place in the region in terms of production and distribution of electricity, gas, water and retail sales.
The largest enterprises in the city are the Vologda Bearing Factory, Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant, Vologda Dairy Plant.
All in all there are dozens of medium-sized and large industrial enterprises producing a large variety of products. Vologda is a machine building and metal processing centre of the oblast.
Every year Vologda becomes home to the Russian Forest, an international exhibition for innovation technologies to be applied in the timber industry, an International Folk Crafts Festival City of Crafts, Gates to the North, an inter-regional event, show and exhibition for the tourism industry and others.
Attractions and tourism
Vologda is one of the cities that preserve the heritage of the North Russian school of architecture. Many visitors to the city admire the unique architecture of the ancient buildings of Vologda.
In Vologda, 224 monuments of architecture and history are designated as cultural monuments of federal significance. The city is put on the list of 116 Russian cities of priceless historic heritage.
The Vologda Kremlin
The Vologda Kremlin is the main pride of Vologda. Now it houses the Vologda State Museum-Preserve of History, Architecture and Decorative Arts. It is one of the largest museums of Russia's North. The ensemble of monuments was built during four centuries (XVI- XIX).
The Vologda State Museum-Preserve is a scientific - exploring and educational organisation, state storage of artistic, historical, architectural memorials of material and spiritual culture and as well as memorials of nature. The Vologda Kremlin has an area of more than 10,000 square metres (2.5 acres), and it contains natural-science, historical, and art museums, as well as other exhibition halls, which contain more than 400,000 pieces of art, including ancient icons, manuscripts, early printed books, and articles crafted by Vologda silversmiths. The most valuable collections are the collection of Russian Ancient Art (icons), sculpture, numismatics, Old Russian books and others.
The museum is annually visited by 200 thousand people. More than 30 expositions on various topics are created every year; international and all-Russian scientific conferences, practical seminars are held in the museum.
St.Sophia Cathedral
In the panorama of its historical centre the dominant feature is presented by the city's oldest building - the St. Sophia Cathedral (16th century).
The St.Sophia Cathedral with its gigantic Bell Tower became the symbol of Vologda. Built under the order of Ivan the Terrible, five – domed St.Sophia cathedral is the first stone temple of the town. It is modelled on the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin. A bell-tower next to the cathedral rises to a height of over 78 metres (256 feet).
Majestic St. Sophia cathedral was built in the pure Byzantine style, while the church tower nearby was built by a European architect in the Gothic style. It is topped not with the Gothic steeple, but with the Orthodox "onion" cupola. The two architectural styles, Byzantine and Gothic, co-existed and were apprehended as the signs of the times.
Memorial Museum of Peter IMemorial Museum of Peter the Great is located in a one-storeyed building which stands on the Vologda River. The house is a historical and architectural monument of the late 17th century.
Peter I visited Vologda on several occasions in 1692-1724 and he always stayed in this house. The house was restored and turned into a museum by the emperor's decree in 1895.
Now the museum is a one-room display that is divided into several sections. On display in the first section are potraits of renowned statesmen of the time and Peter I's bronze bust. In the second section one can see oil potraits of Peter the Great and Catherine I. In the glass showcase there are Peter's clothes - an everyday coat and a festive one. Other historic relics present Peter I's manifold activities and include an old map of Russia, a book about Russia published in France and books about Peter's glorious deeds.
The exhibits in the third section display Peter I's contribution into the Russian development. There are engravings showing Peter I's war victories. Other exhibits feature the emperor's activities in reforming the Russian Army - the Military Rules, cannons and cannon-balls of the time, soldiers' military outfit.
Batyushkov Memorial Flat
In the heart of Vologda there is a house where Konstantin Batyushkov, the famous Russian poet, lived from 1833 to 1855. The inscription on a commemorative marble plaque on its round corner reads: "Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov lived and passed away in this house on July 7, 1855."
The interior in the Batyushkov Memorial Flat was restored thanks to the poet's contemporaries. The room looks the same as it was decribed in the reminicences. Two potraits of Batyushkov (one painted by an anonimous artist, another by O.Kiprensky) attract the visitor's attention.
The list of books Batyushkov was interested in was impressive. Here are some of them by Montel, Volter, Goethe, ancient poets and philosophers.
Among the exhibits at the memorial flat is a Symbolic Window through which we can see a peculiar poet's corner which embodies the world of the poet's dreams and inspirations.
The classical interior, twinkling light, various articles, the shadow of the muse seem to be unreal and fantastic. But that is what K.Batyushkov poetry was like.
The only modern piece of furniture here is a grand-piano. It has become customary to organize concerts of chamber music in the sitting-room of the Memorial Flat.
Vologda boasts such places of interest as Vologda lace Museum, Vologda State Ethnographic museum "Semyonkovo", Vologda botanical garden and an orchid museum, Museum "World of forgotten things" and many others.
History
The name of the city - Vologda - is in the language of one of the Ugro-Finnish tribes which populated the North means clear. There can be no doubt that the word described the river and was later used for the city.
Vologda is one of the few northern cities whose history goes back to the pre-Mongol period.
Foundation of the city of Vologda - 1147.
Foundation of an administrative centre - September 23, 1937.
The history of the city of Vologda begins with the Trinity Monastery raised by the monk Gerasim. This fact was first mentioned in 1147 in the life description of Reverend Gerasim. And the year 1147 is considered to be the foundation date of Vologda. Vologda takes its name from the Vologda River which flows through the city. Its name means "the pure one" in the language of indigenous Finno-Ugric population.
The advantageous geographical location at the intersection of waterways made the city of Vologda an apple of discord in the 13th and 15th centuries. Late in the 14th century Moscow's grand prince Vasily Dmitrievich annexed Vologda to his possessions. Since then Vologda became an appanage of Moscow's princes.
Many princes came to Vologda at that time. And the purpose of their visits was different. Some of them visited the city with good intentions, others robbed, burnt and ravaged the city. But Vologda stood all the adversities and rebuilt the damaged territory. Fortifications, bridges, houses, churches, trade and industrial premises were originally built of wood. Throughout five centuries the Resurrection Church situated on Lenivaya Square was the centre of the city. Stone buildings were erected in the 16th and 17th centuries. The oldest among them is the St.Sophia Cathedral that was founded under Tsar Ivan the Terrible in 1565-1570.
The reign of Ivan the Terrible led to the rapid expansion of Vologda. Vologda grew and quickly became one of the most important trade centres of Russia. At that time the city dealt with Siberia via the Sukhona river and the Vychegda, with England, Holland and other countries where the navy routes were laid through the White Sea.
In the 16th century Vologda witnessed a trade boon. Some foreign merchants opened their offices in Vologda. This is what a British trade agent wrote about Vologda in 1554: "This is a big city in the heart of Russia, surrounded by many good cities and towns. There is an abundance of bread here. Nearly every Russian city trades with Vologda."
Ivan the Terrible visited Vologda on several occasions. He wanted to set up a new residence in the city. A wooden palace and a church were built for the tsar family. The construction of a "brick town" in Vologda was launched by Ivan the Terrible in 1566. The Vologda Kremlin was originally meant to become a Tsar Residence since Ivan IV wanted to secure himself from a probable rebellion. Unfortunately the Mongolian invasion in 1571-1572 into Moscow damaged the construction of the Vologda Kremlin that could compare well with the Moscow Kremlin. A legend says that the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible was eager to include Vologda in his private domain or oprichnina (special administrative élite). But something ill-omened occurred: a piece of brick accidentally fell onto the Tsar's head, and he made his getaway to Moscow.
During the interregnum known as the Time of Troubles at the beginning of the 17th century the city and the outskirts of it were devastated.
The reign of Michael, first tsar of the Romanov Dynasty was a good time for Vologda. With the return to prosperous trade with Western Europe in the 17th century, the Vologda Kremlin was rebuilt.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the city of Vologda was situated on the both banks of the Vologda River including the Kremlin and 3 posads (craftsmen's districts). The Kremlin was an administrative and trade centre of the city. It also became a military outpost. And it was from the Vologda Kremlin that Peter I started his war compaigns against Sweden which were crowned by glorious victories of the Russian Army and the foundation of St.Peterdburg. The warehouses of Vologda stored military outfit and technical equipment which were brought from Moscow to be transferred to Arkhangelsk where Peter the Great planned to built new fortresses and shipbuilding yards for the Russian navy.
Peter I contributed greatly to the city's heritage. By the middle of the 17th century, Vologda was enjoying great prosperity. It boasted highly developed flax and wood processing, tanning industry and blacksmith's work.
Under the decree of Catherine II Vologda became a centre of the Vologda gubernia (province).
Though over the following centuries the city has been modified and renovated, the administrative buildings, stone and wooden mansions raised in the 19th century are restored to their original appearance. Construction of a railway line connecting Vologda and Yaroslavl in 1872 boosted the city's development.
Early in the 20th century Vologda became an industrial centre of Russia's North-West. It focused on tanning industry, cloth, sugar and rope production. A locomotive depot, water supply system, telephone office, electric power station were built in the city. Vologda achieved renown of a city of skilled craftsmen. Original and distinctive is lace making.
Vologda will become home to XI International Folk Crafts Festival "City of Crafts” on June 12-14, 2025. Applications for participation in the festival can be sent by May 16 at gorod_remesel@mail.ru.

Vologda City will become home to XI International Folk Crafts Festival "City of Crafts” on June 12-14, 2025. Applications for participation in the festival can be sent by May 16 at gorod_remesel@mail.ru.

The conference “Russian North” held on April 22-26 in Vologda and Tot’ma will gather over 70 students and postgraduates, university professors and school teachers, scientists, archivists and museum employees from Russia. The event will touch upon problems of study and preservation of historical and cultural heritage.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda. This year it is devoted to the 85th birthday anniversary of Valery Gavrilin.

This year, the Ded Moroz Train is to set off for a New Year journey on November 19. The train will stop at Vologda, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Chita, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Moscow and St. Petersburg and other cities.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda. This year it is devoted to the 85th birthday anniversary of Valery Gavrilin.

An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda on Oct 4 with Anyuta ballet set to music by Valery Gavrilin.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

The exhibition plays a decisive role in addressing the future development of timber industry. Experts from the world of timber industry state their positions on current issues at numerous meetings, workshops and press conferences, forums and out seminars, and they are engaged in wide-ranging discussions about problems and prospects in their own particular fields.
Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Dmitry Krutoy. They discussed prospects of cooperation between the Vologda Region and Belarus. The visit was organized on the eve of the official visit of a delegation from the Vologda Region to Belarus.

An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda on Oct 19 with a concert dedicated to the musician. Valery Gavrilin was born in Vologda and travelled extensively in order to pursue his study of folk music.

Vologda will host the international film project "Rendezvous with Russia 2022" on November 30-December 4. “Rendezvous with Russia" will feature Russian and foreign documentaries, professional and amateur videos dedicated to the Russian history, culture, nature, famous personalities and young talents.

A delegation from Vologda City took part in IV International Municipal BRICS+ Forum held with the support of Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Rossotrudnichestvo and St. Petersburg City Government. The Forum was held at EXPOFORUM Exhibition Centre on November 24-26. Over 30 countries participated in the Forum in 2022.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

The exhibition “Humanity of the Metal” will open on September 29. The exhibition features more than 70 works, including metal sculptures, paintings on stainless steel sheets, as well as drawings in watercolor and ink, vividly reflecting the current trends in the development of art in Italy and Europe.

Representatives of foreign countries came to the Russian Hunting Festival which took place last weekend in the Vologda Region. They got acquainted with new itineraries of the region and ecotourism opportunities, hunting and cultural traditions of the Russian North and tasted food products of our region.

The event is the meeting place for professionals of the field of forestry and sawmilling and woodworking machinery in general. It offers the visitors the widest selection of technology available in the market and helps the local industry of wooden products to further grow and to become even more competitive.

Vologda lace, a brand name today, has a proud history, which began in the 18th century. The patterns of floral, ornamental designs, with flowing and smooth lines, are produced mostly in white. They look like a frosty window in winter. Made of flax or cotton threads, Vologda lace is light, yet durable and strong. Vologda flax has a special quality, called "northern silk."

This year, the Ded Moroz Train is to set off for a New Year journey on December 5 and travel to the Black Sea coast. The train will stop at Vologda, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Kazan, Samara, Saratov, Astrakhan, Makhachkala, Gudermes, Nazran, Vladikavkaz, Nalchik, Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh, Tula, Moscow, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk and other cities.

The international tourism film festival “Rendezvous with Russia” is organized by the non-profit partnership for Promotion of Film Industry and Tourism in association with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation and the Association of Russian Filmmakers.

“Rendezvous with Russia”, a seven-day international film festival, will open on December 14 in the Vologda Region, featuring Russian and foreign films, documentaries and animated movies. The festival hopes to boost tourism in the region, hosting round table discussions to debate the future of the local tourist industry.

The Regional Scientific Library inaugurated the All-Russian Belov Readings "Belov. Vologda. Russia" on October 21. The forum, which brings together a wide range of admirers of the writer's work, all those interested in the preservation, study and promotion of the literary heritage of Vasily Belov, is taking place for the seventh time in Vologda. The epidemiological situation has put most of the events online this year, and one of the few offline events of Belov Readings was the opening of the forum, where the wife and daughter of the writer were the guests of honour.

Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov inspected a construction site of a new fertility clinic in the Region. The construction started last year. The Vologda Region received finances from the federal budget for the development of the health care system within the framework of the national project “Healthcare”.

IV International Cooperation Council kicked off in Vologda on October 31st. The International Cooperation Council gathered leading experts, government officials, business support institutions and public organizations from ten Russian regions and such foreign countries as Germany, Finland, France and the Netherlands.

A delegation of the Embassy of Japan in Russia headed by Plenipotentiary Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Russia arrived in Vologda Region on a three-day working visit. Representatives of the executive authorities of the Vologda Region met with the members of the Japanese delegation to discuss guidelines for Russian-Japanese cooperation and prospective benefits of conducting joint economic activities.

An alumnus of Howard University's legendary Jazz program, Elijah has been named Artist of the Year (2016), Best Tenor Saxophonist (2013) and Best New Jazz Musician (2010) by the Washington City Paper, and has participated in residencies at the Kennedy Center (Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead), Strathmore, Bohemian Caverns, and a month-long stint at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in Doha, Qatar.

The conductor-legend for the fourth time performed in Vologda. On October 5th Vladimir Fedoseyev, the legendary conductor, performed in the framework of VIII International Gavrilin Festival. The concert in Vologda was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Valery Gavrilin, the Year of Theatre and the 75th anniversary of the Vologda Philharmonic Society.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda. This year it is devoted to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Valery Gavrilin.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda. This year it is devoted to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Valery Gavrilin.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda. This year it is devoted to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Valery Gavrilin.

Since 2012 the venue of the annual international forum has always been the Fort Ross California Historic Park, founded by Russian merchants from the Vologda Region at the beginning of the 19th century. Its participants are Russian and American politicians, representatives of the Russian Geographical Society, experts and entrepreneurs from both countries.

Since 2012 the venue of the annual international forum has always been the Fort Ross California Historic Park, founded by Russian merchants from the Vologda Region at the beginning of the 19th century. Its participants are Russian and American politicians, representatives of the Russian Geographical Society, experts and entrepreneurs from both countries.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

On April 20, 2019, under the motto "The whole world - theatre", concerts, literary quests and workshops will be held on Library Night. It will be devoted to the Year of Theatre in Russia. The Russian President resolved to hold the Year of Theatre in the Russian Federation in 2019 in order to further develop the art of theatre.

Vocalist and pianist Shacara Rogers has been performing since the age of five. She holds a Master’s in music (2014) and a Bachelor’s in music (2012) from Howard University. Ms. Rogers is a 2014 graduate of the Kennedy Center’s Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program. Shacara is currently an adjunct professor of music at Howard University, teaching jazz voice.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

Vocalist and pianist Shacara Rogers has been performing since the age of five. She holds a Master’s in music (2014) and a Bachelor’s in music (2012) from Howard University. Ms. Rogers is a 2014 graduate of the Kennedy Center’s Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program. Shacara is currently an adjunct professor of music at Howard University, teaching jazz voice.
The scientific seminar “Preservation of natural, historical and cultural heritage in Russia and the USA” took place in the Vologda State University. It was arranged prior to an international conference devoted to the past, present and future of Russian America “US-Russian Fort Ross Dialogue” that will be held in Vologda in summer.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

Russian Wood is the meeting place for professionals in the field of forestry and sawmilling and woodworking machinery in general. It offers the visitors the widest selection of technology available in the market and helps the local industry of wooden products to further grow and to become even more competitive.

The “Golden Clover” award is held within the framework of the 2nd Russian Dairy Industry Forum “Vologda-Dairy Capital of Russia”. It is an award of the best producers of dairy products in 8 categories: milk, butter, fermented dairy product, cheese, cottage cheese, dessert, packaging, innovation. The award is established by The DairyNews Information Agency with the local government support.

On November 30-December 1, 2018 Vologda will host II Russian Dairy Industry Forum “Vologda-Dairy Capital of Russia”. The Forum is a venue to discuss the most relevant issues related to the milk products market, business and dairy industry as a whole. Attendees have the chance to talk one-on-one with leading researchers, technical experts and sales representatives from different Russian regions.

Last year the Forum was visited by more than 500 participants from 15 Russian regions and 5 foreign countries. Representatives of the RF Ministry of Agriculture, Russian experts of agribusiness and dairy industry, leading scientists, farmers, as well as foreign guests from the Republic of Belarus, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and China came to Vologda to participate in the forum.
The Spanish businessmen arrived in the Vologda Region on a two-day duration visit to hold a meeting with Deputy Governor Vitaly Tushinov, Head of the Department of Economic Development Evgeny Menshikov and Director of the Vologda Region Development Corporation Oksana Yakovleva. The negotiations in the local government are aiming to discuss the possibility of implementing a new investment project for production of peeled veneer and veneered panels.
The plant will be part of the existing Vologda site, where Nestlé has successfully operated for 14 years. It will strengthen Nestlé’s leading position in the Russian infant formula market, and support export to neighboring countries. The investment of RUB 1.8 billion means Nestlé can offer a greater variety of infant nutrition to consumers.

Today the majestic St. Sophia cathedral located in the centre of the Vologda Kremlin turns 450. Constructed between 1568 and 1570 under personal supervision of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, the St. Sophia Cathedral Museum is a state-preserved architectural and historical monument located in the centre of Vologda. In the panorama of Vologda’s historical centre the dominant feature is presented by the city's oldest building - the St. Sophia Cathedral.
Every year the International Festival of the Young European Cinema VOICES takes place in Vologda. VOICES Festival is supported by the Vologda Oblast Governor, Vologda City administration, and the RF Ministry of Culture. Only in summer 2017 VOICES festival moved from Vologda to St. Petersburg. The organizers of the festival expanded the geography of the event.
VOICES Festival supported by the Vologda Oblast Governor, Vologda City administration and the RF Ministry of Culture started in Vologda in 2009. It became an essential event for all European and Russian independent cinema lovers. Hundreds of guests and films, dozens of concerts and workshops were welcomed by Vologda all along these years.

Over centuries Vologda was a link between medieval Europe and Old Russia, a unique ‘door’ to Europe and a centre of international integration and trade. Traditions of medieval Hansa that is considered to be an original model for the modern single European market, resulted in the Hanseatic League of the Modern Age. It was established in 1980 and now includes over 192 cities and towns from European and Russian states.

The opening of an orchid museum that showcases over 1000 orchids is a unique event for Vologda City. Established with an active support of scientists from Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and Taiwan, these stunning blooms are presented as colorful time-based installations, constantly changing throughout the exhibition’s run. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy the exotic assemblage as a whole as well as each orchid as it stands in that moment.

Over centuries Vologda was a link between medieval Europe and Old Russia, a unique ‘door’ to Europe and a centre of international integration and trade. Traditions of medieval Hansa that is considered to be an original model for the modern single European market, resulted in the Hanseatic League of the Modern Age. It was established in 1980 and now includes over 192 cities and towns from European and Russian states.

Vologda City and Strasbourg have been sustaining partnership ties since 2008. The framework cooperation agreement between Strasbourg and Vologda was signed by the mayors of the two cities. The aims of the agreement are set out around these main themes: culture and heritage, tourism, sport, health and social cohesion.

Gates to the North is an inter-regional event, show and exhibition for the tourism industry. It is held annually with an active backing of the Vologda Oblast Government. The venue of the Gates to the North is the Exhibition Centre "Russky Dom". The exhibition area and various segments, along with the comprehensive programme and supporting events represent the entire product spectrum of the tourist industry of the Vologda Oblast. At the same time, they form the basis for the development of new ideas, approaches and targeted marketing.

A delegation from the Republic of Korea led by Consul General of the Republic of Korea in St Petersburg Lee Jin Hyun has arrived in the Vologda Region today. The main objective of the visit is to present traditional culture of Korea in Vologda. The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St.Petersburg is proud to present for the first time Days of Korean culture in the Vologda Oblast.

The international tourism film festival “Rendezvous with Russia” is organized by the non-profit partnership for Promotion of Film Industry and Tourism in association with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation and the Association of Russian Filmmakers.

Last weekend when Russia celebrated the National Unity Day, the Vologda Kremlin was visited by 3,800 people interested in history, local lore and traditions of the Vologda Region. The guest of the city arrived from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Obninsk, Zhukovsky, Cherepovets, the Republic of Belarus and Bulgaria.

The forum is expected to be visited by more than 380 participants. Representatives of the RF Ministry of Agriculture, Russian experts of agribusiness and dairy industry, leading scientists, farmers, as well as foreign guests from the Republic of Belarus, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, China and France.
Alex Doll’s artworks were already on display in Vologda. His first exhibition in Vologda was arranged in 2012 in a series of Russian - Swiss cultural exchange program for 2012-2015 organized with the support of Pro Helvetia foundation. Alex Doll’s artworks were on display in Vologda in 2015 and 2016. In 2015 the exhibition was devoted to the 285th birthday anniversary of a great Russian general Alexander Suvorov.
A meeting with Ms. Ruth Scheidegger-Meier will take place in the Vologda State Museum-Preserve on October 23. The meeting will be devoted to her father Gerhard Meier (20.06.1917 – 22.06.2008), a classical Swiss writer. Famous prose writer and poet, winner of a number of literature prizes, Gerhard Meier studied the work of Leo Tolstoy, and wrote a novel entitled "Borodino" (1982).

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

The festival "Voices of History", which emerged in 1991 as a review of the performances of professional theatres in the historical and architectural ensemble of the unique environment of the Vologda Kremlin has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region, a favourite festival of all theatre-goers. In 2003 it received an international status. The performances are shown in the open air, in the historical setting of the Vologda Kremlin, which is a point of interest itself.

The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.

Peter Oeij is affiliated to School of Management, Open University of the Netherlands, and to SIOO, Inter-University Centre for Organization Studies and Change Management, Utrecht, the Netherlands. His themes of interest are innovation management, social innovation, productivity & performance and team & group dynamics.

Being the cultural capital of the Russian North, Vologda will host the 6th All-Russian Ex-libris Exhibition on August 22-26. It will feature ex-libris creations from many Russian regions and such CIS-countries as Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia and Kazakhstan. After the congress all the works will be donated to the Vologda Picture Gallery.

Applications from artisans are received in the following categories - traditional female crafts, wooden and birch bark craft painting, valenki (kind of felt boots), wood engraving and wicker-work, blacksmithing, potter's craft and forgotten handicrafts. In addition to it, a unique contest for national cuisine will be held within the framework of the international festival “Voice of Crafts”.

Museum Night which started on the evening of May 20th was the tenth for Vologda. On this day, also known as International Museum Day, several venues, including museums, exhibitions, historical mansions and parks opened their doors for the whole night. Vologda’s residents and guests to the city used an opportunity to visit all cultural establishments to browse its collections until the early hours of the morning. Visitors were given a common entrance pass which granted them access to all exhibits The Vologda edition of the event was the most crowded over the last ten years.

Vologda will host IV International Folk Crafts Festival “Voice of Crafts” on June 22-25.
The festival is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts among the younger generation. It is arranged with an active backing of the Vologda City Administration and a Handicrafts Centre “Reznoi Palisad (Carved Fence)”.

The partner of the project is BLS International Services Ltd., a specialist provider for outsourcing of visa, passport and attestation services to the client governments across the world. BLS serves the Diplomatic Missions by managing all administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to the entire life cycle of a visa application process.

Vologda has always been one of the main centres of Russian lace tatting, and in the 19th century it became the most famous one. It was that time when lace-makers began to tat lace patterns in the form of wonderful stars and snowflakes. Vologda lace reminds of hoarfrost on winter glass, which will disappear under the first rays of the March sun. It looks like a thin spider line, which will be torn by a waft of wind.

The Vologda optical-and-mechanical plant manufactures optical-electronic and thermal imaging products for the defense industry and optical-electronic devices of medical and civil designation. It offers rifle scopes, night vision rifle scopes, mounts for rifle scopes, mounts for night vision rifle scopes, side support mounts with lath, transient laths, magnifiers, devices for forest management and topographic works, cooking equipment, and medical equipment.

His first exhibition was arranged in 2012 in a series of Russian – Swiss cultural exchange program for 2012-2015 organized with the support of Pro Helvetia foundation. Alex Doll’s artworks were on display in Vologda in 2015 and 2016. In 2015 the exhibition was devoted to the 285th birthday anniversary of a great Russian general Alexander Suvorov.

The Vologda optical-and-mechanical plant manufactures optical-electronic and thermal imaging products for the defense industry and optical-electronic devices of medical and civil designation. It offers rifle scopes, night vision rifle scopes, mounts for rifle scopes, mounts for night vision rifle scopes, side support mounts with lath, transient laths, magnifiers, devices for forest management and topographic works, cooking equipment, and medical equipment.

In 2017 the honour to become New Year’s Capital of Russia’s North fell upon Vologda again. The New Year was celebrated in a special way, because every Russian city has its own traditions of celebrating. Vologda’s authorities planned a number of major festive actions and events not only in Vologda, but also in Veliky Ustyug, the hometown of Ded Moroz, Russia’s equivalent of Santa Claus.

On June 2nd five sections of the international forum will start working. Guests to Vologda City, international and Russian experts, as well as residents of the regional capital will be able to get acquainted with projects pertaining to healthy food, sound body, eco-friendly products and green environment.



















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