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The history of Tot’ma is also the story of many outstanding people - seafarers, merchants, poets and artists. One of the oldest in Russia, it is known as a town of museums and seafarers. In the second half of the 18th century, 20 expeditions left from Totma. One of the most important led to the discovery of the Commander Islands and the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska.
Today the new glassware production line has been launched at the Smerdomsky glass-works that was established in the district 120 years ago.
On Tuesday, August 8 Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on preservation and rational use of the Volga River. The participants of the meeting discussed construction and modernization of treatment facilities of the Volga River, and preservation of a unique ecosystem of the Volga-Akhtubinsk flood-plain area.
On August 5 Oleg Kuvshinnikov arrived in Babaevo to congratulate the residents of the district on its 90th anniversary and day of the Railway Workers in Russia.
The programme of the visit is rather intense. It includes visits to social infrastructure objects, local enterprises, opening of a new fuel sawdust briquette producing facility and, of course, a meeting with the district’s population.
A press breakfast was held as part of a series of meetings of Vologda’s journalists with top leadership of the Vologda Oblast Government.
The Vologda Region is among 17 entities of the Russian Federation where child science parks will be opened in the nearest future. Last year the RF Cabinet of Ministers decided to allocate about one million roubles for construction of child science parks in 17 Russian regions.
Veliky Ustyug, located in the Vologda Oblast, Russia’s North-West, turns 870 years old. The celebration of the 870th anniversary of its founding began on July 20th. The program included numerous events.
A press breakfast was held as part of a series of meetings of Vologda’s journalists with top leadership of the Vologda Oblast Government.
A press breakfast was held as part of a series of meetings of Vologda’s journalists with top leadership of the Vologda Oblast Government.
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