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Vologda is a federal subject of Russia. Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
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| Description | Vologda is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. Population: 1,202,444 (2010 Census). The largest city is Cherepovets, the home of the Severstal metallurgical plant, the largest industrial enterprise in the oblast.
Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Monastery (a World Heritage Site) with the frescoes of Dionisius, medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, and baroque churches of Totma and Ustyuzhna.
Large reserves of wood and fresh water are the main natural resources.
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, translated into English as White Lake [translation of the town name of Beloozero] St. Cyril’s Monastery, used to be the largest monastery and the strongest fortress in Northern Russia. |
| Type | Illustrated Envelop. Vologda is a federal subject of Russia. Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery |
| Condition: | Good |
| Edges/Corners | Fine |
| Used/Unused | Unused |
| Published by/for: | Ministry of Communications, 1982 |
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