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16.12.2014 12:17
On March 8, on the eve of Women’s Day in Russia, Vologda’s residents will be able to see French laces.
On March 8, on the eve of Women’s Day in Russia, Vologda’s residents will be able to see French laces.

An exhibition of French laces, a gift of Madame Mic Furisco, the Vice President of French Association of Lace and Embroidery will be opened in the Vologda Lace Museum in March, 2015.

15.12.2014 11:40
A project called “Vologda-New Year Capital of Russia’s North” will be launched in Vologda on December 28.
A project called “Vologda-New Year Capital of Russia’s North” will be launched in Vologda on December 28.

A project called New Year Capital was launched in Russia two years ago. It was initiated by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in 2013. Kazan was chosen as the first such capital. Every year a board of experts will select such capital, where the New Year will be celebrated in a special way, because every Russian city has its own traditions of celebrating. The All-Russian project “New Year Capital of Russia” is designed to stimulate the development of domestic tourism.

15.12.2014 10:28
Vologda-born athlete Maxim Tsvetkov as a member of the Russian quartet won biathlon World Cup relays in Hochfilzen, Austria.
Vologda-born athlete Maxim Tsvetkov as a member of the Russian quartet won biathlon World Cup relays in Hochfilzen, Austria.

The Russian team of Maxim Tsvetkov, Timofey Lapshin, Dmitry Malyshko and Shipulin missed only 1 of the 40 targets and finished the 4x7.5-kilometer race in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 14.8 seconds.

12.12.2014 14:29
On Russia’s Constitution Day, Oleg Kuvshinnikov presented Vologda’s residents with Russian state decorations.
On Russia’s Constitution Day, Oleg Kuvshinnikov presented Vologda’s residents with Russian state decorations.

Oleg Kuvshinnikov presented orders, medals and honorary title certificates to outstanding Vologda's residents for their tangible contribution to socio-economic development of the region.