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Oleg Kuvshinnikov and Sergei Voronov discussed readiness of the region for reliable and accident-free passage of snowmelt floods and flood waters.

Over fifty companies from Moscow, Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Bryansk, Samara, Vologda, the Republic of Belarus, Altai Republic, the Kamchatka Peninsula and other cities and regions will display their meat products, milk and dairy products, fruits and vegetables, tea, clothes, knitwear, bags, cosmetics, perfumes and other goods in Vologda.

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

Representatives of the Finnish Association General Finland, PellonGroupOy, a Finnish manufacturer of milk and meat products, and AgriForest that covers the food industry, production services and products of the wood-processing industry will visit the Vologda Region on February 3-4.

Prodexpo, the largest specialized exhibition in Russia and Eastern Europe will be held at Moscow’s Prodexpo, February 8-12, 2016. Promoting high-quality foodstuffs to the domestic market, the Prodexpo trade show contributes to implementing high-priority federal projects aimed at improving the quality of life of the Russian citizens. The fair takes place in Moscow every year.

The visit is part of a series of visits throughout the Vologda Oblast examining economic and social development of regions.

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 theatre festival is held every two years in June.

The Museum Geek Festival is a new event that has brought together multimedia projects from museums all over the country and makes Russian history accessible for everyone. The museum competition was confined to the internet, with participants voting for their favourite project online. There were a total of five nomination categories: digital collections, exhibition multimedia, games, multimedia books, multimedia films and presentations.

The meeting focused on socio-economic development of the District of Babushkino and illegal forest felling.

Security of food supply is a common concern around the world. Agriculture has always played a major part in the lives of Vologda's residents. Agriculture of the Vologda Oblast is represented by hundreds of enterprises of various organizational and legal forms. By virtue of natural conditions and economic factors, the following branches are developed in the region: grain-, potato-, flax-growing and cattle-breeding. Today, when almost 70 percent of agricultural products come from animal husbandry, nearly one-half of all arable land is used for raising feed crops.