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The members of the delegation from Jilin, a province of the People’s Republic of China situated in the central section of China's northeast region are representatives of business circles and top leadership of the province. Its objective is to get acquainted with the socio-economic potential of the region and hold negotiations concerning investment cooperation between China and the Vologda Oblast.

From now on Strasbourg, the parliamentary capital of Europe, will boast a square named after the Russian city of Vologda. The opening ceremony was held on November 3rd on the banks of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin with the participation of Mr. Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg and Mayor of Vologda City Eugeny Shulepov, as well as Consul General of Russia in Strasbourg Alexander Burdin.

Top leadership of Vologda Oblast Government, City Hall of Cherepovets City and Severstal, one of the world's leading vertically integrated steel and steel related mining companies signed an agreement on cooperation in tourism and opening the first Russian museum of metallurgical production.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev conducted an expanded meeting in the Ivanovo Region concerning the development of the textile industry in Russia. The location of the meeting is not incidental as the economic potential of the region is based on light industry.

The participants of the congress briefed on improvement of business climate in the region, interaction between business representatives and government officials.

On November 4 Russia marks National Unity Day, one of the recently established public holidays.

A group of Native Americans led by Robin Joy, a curator of the Fort Ross National Park came to Tot’ma to make a tour of the city where Ivan Kuskov was born, to see the sights of it, to get acquainted with the Russian traditions, and to learn to make Russian souvenirs. In a local museum the American guests painted souvenir distaffs. They were treated to cloudberry jam and pies cooked according to old recipes.

The exhibition under the heading “Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker - mystery, figment and truth” opened in the Liechtenstein National Museum in Vaduz. The Liechtenstein National Museum is showing a temporary exhibition of icons of St. Nicholas, items from the collections of the Vologda State Museum-Preserve, the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Veliky Ustyug Museum, the Museum of Dionisy's frescoes in Ferapontovo and Tot’ma museum association.

Representatives of the Fort Ross National Park (California, USA) arrived in the Vologda Region to visit Tot’ma, a hometown of Ivan Kuskov, the founder of Fort Ross, to see its sights and to take part in a round-table discussion “Heritage of Fort Ross: Dialogue of Cultures”.

The PAP-FOR will take place on October 28 to October 31, 2014 in Saint Petersburg.