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 | | The Vologda Region is part of the Northwest Russia Federal District, bordering the Leningrad Region and the Karelia Republic in the west, the Arkhangelsk Region in the north, the Kirovsk Region in the east and the Novgorod, Tver, Yaroslavl and Kostroma regions in the south. |
 | | The largest cities are Vologda, with a population of 302,000, Cherepovets (320,000), Sokol (45,800) and Velikiy Ustug (35,800). |
 | | Vologda’s population is known for its entrepreneurial spirit, and has been at the forefront of the Russian colonization of new territories in Siberia, Russian Far East and even North America and Alaska. |
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