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The Vologda Region delegation is led by Oleg Kuvshinnikov, the region’s governor. Participating in the event are high-ranking officials of the Vologda Oblast Government and deputies of the Legislative Council of the Vologda Region.
14.06.2016 15:02
India has become a major consumer of Vologda’s export goods in 2015.
A delegation from the Vologda Oblast took part in a meeting of the Committee of the International Affairs held within the Days of Vologda in the Federation Council, Moscow on June 14-15.
14.06.2016 08:42
Czech experts are in Vologda on an official visit.
A delegation from the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic led by Deputy Hetman arrived in Vologda to discuss results of the project “Healthy Cities”. The members of the Czech delegation took part in a round-table of the Association of Healthy Cities, Districts and Villages, chaired by Deputy Governor of the Vologda Oblast Oleg Vasiliev.
The VOICES Festival will take place from July 7th to 9th, 2016 in the beautiful Russian city of Vologda.
The festival is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts among the younger generation. It will be arranged with an active backing of the Vologda City Administration and a Handicrafts Centre “Reznoi Palisad (Carved Fence)”.
Vologda Region delegation will be led by Oleg Kuvshinnikov, the region’s governor. Valentina Matveenko, the Chairperson of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation is to attend the event.
An exhibition of Vologda’s lace kicked off in Tønder on June 2. The exhibition of delicate Vologda lace (over 100 exhibits all in all) is arranged by the Museum of History and Culture of South Jutland (Denmark), the Vologda State Museum-Preserve, the Vologda lace Museum, the Danish Embassy in Moscow and the Russian Embassy in Denmark. It is timed to coincide with the 10th Lace Festival in Tønder. The Lace Festival in Tønder is held every third year. The first festival took place in June 1989.
On June 8th the Vologda Oblast Governor took part in a plenary session of the third Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions. The forum’s theme is Implementation of a Coordinated Economic Policy in the Union State: Achievements, Obstacles, Solutions and Prospects.
Tønder is a city in Denmark (South Jutland) that had an important lace industry in the 17th and 18th centuries. Say the word “lace" and Danes think of Tønder. Lacemaking has always been a specifically Danish industry.