St. Sophia Cathedral (1568–1570) is the central monument of the Episcopal House, traditionally (though erroneously) called Vologda Kremlin.

Vologda (Russian: Во́логда) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vologda Oblast. It is located at 59°12′N 39°51′E, and has a population of 293,046 (2002 Census). Vologda takes its name from the Vologda River which flows through the city. Its name means "the pure one" in the language of indigenous Finno-Ugric population. Vologda is served by Vologda Airport and is host to Fedotovo, a major Russian Navy air base 44 km to the west. Image File history File links Kremlin in Vologda. ... Image File history File links Kremlin in Vologda. ... Moscow Kremlin in the 19th century. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Vologda River (Вологда in Russian) is a river in Vologda Oblast in Russia. ... Vologda (ICAO: ULWW) is an airport in Russia located 8 km north of Vologda. ... Fedotovo (also commonly given as Kipelovo) is a Russian Navy air base in Russia located 44 km west of Vologda. ... The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно Морской Флот (ВМФ) - Voyenno- Morskoy Flot (VMF) or Military Maritime Fleet) is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. ...

Vologda was first mentioned in Novgorod chronicles for 1147, when Saint Gerasim found a church and village already standing there. Surrounded by impassable woods, the settlement was inhabited by Novgorodians who pulled the ships from a tributary of the Volga to a tributary of the Northern Dvina, thus making possible navigation from the White Sea to the Caspian. In 1273 the city was ravaged by a mongol raid. Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, flows through the western part of the country. ... The Northern Dvina (Се́верная Двина́) is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. ... Map of the White Sea Two satellite photos of the White Sea The White Sea (Russian: ) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the North Western coast of Russia. ... The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume,[1] with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometres (143,244 mi²) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometres (18,761 mi³).[2] It is a landlocked endorheic body of water and lies between...

It was not until 1412, when the area was ceded by Novgorod Republic to Muscovy, that the town acquired any measure of importance. The princes of Muscovy made Vologda their outpost in the North. By the end of the century, Vologda eclipsed the ancient centre of that region, Belozersk. Its commercial importance further increased when the Muscovy Company started its operations in Russia. Medieval walls of Novgorod City The Novgorod Feudal Republic (Новгородская феодальная республика or Novgorodskaya feodalnaya respublika in Russian) was a powerful medieval state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th century. ... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское)) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Belozersk cathedral in 1909. ... Ivan IV of Russia demonstrates his treasures to the English ambassador (1875) Muscovy Company (also called Russian Company or Muscovy Trading Company, Polish Kompania Moskiewska, Russian: Московская компания), was a trading company chartered in 1555. ...

Very little remains of the local architectural school, which thrived there in the 1690s.

It was at that time that Ivan the Terrible ordered the town's cathedral, named after Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, to be rebuilt in stone. Vologda's Saint Sophia, consecrated in 1570, was one of the largest cathedrals built in Russia up to that time. Its superb frescoes were painted in 1686–1688 by Dmitry Plekhanov from Yaroslavl. A lofty octagonal belltower was added in 1654–1659 and built up in the ninteenth century. A local museum occupies the neighbouring Treasury chambers (1659). The main points of interest outside kremlin walls are the eighteenth century baroque churches and the ninteenth century Neoclassical mansions. Image File history File links Church of the Gorniy Monastery in Vologda. ... Image File history File links Church of the Gorniy Monastery in Vologda. ... Ivan the Terrible redirects here. ... The Cathedral of St Sophia in Novgorod is the oldest preserved church in Russia. ... Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ... A public building in Yaroslavl Yaroslavl (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km north-east of Moscow at . ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

Most structures in the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery date back to the 16th century.

Just two kilometers from the historic centre of Vologda stands the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery, founded in 1371 by one of Sergii Radonezhsky's disciples. With Dmitry Donskoy as its patron, the monastery quickly developed into the richest landowner in the neighbourhood. Its five-domed cathedral was erected in 1537–1542. Almost all other structures—a refectory, a winter church, holy gates with a barbican—were also constructed prior to the Time of Troubles, when the cloister was occasionally besieged by the Polish units and gangs of brigands. The time of anarchy over, the monastery's thick walls and towers were renovated. Soviet authorities banished the monks and turned the cloister into a museum. Some remarkable specimens of early wooden architecture were transported here from distant villages of the Vologda region. Image File history File links Entrance to the Saviour Monastery in Priluki near Vologda. ... Image File history File links Entrance to the Saviour Monastery in Priluki near Vologda. ... Venerable Sergii Radonezhsky (Сергий Радонежский) (born Varfolomei – Варфоломей, corresponds to Bartholomew), also translated as Sergey Radonezhsky and Sergius of Radonezh (1322 – 1392), was the... Grand Prince (Velikiy Kniaz) Dmitri Ivanovich Donskoi (Дмитрий Донской, in Russian) (October 12, 1350 - 1389) was a Russian ruler (1359 - 1389). ... A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. ... The Time of Troubles (Russian: Смутное время, Smutnoye Vremya) was a period of Russian history comprising the years of interregnum between the death of the last of the Moscow Rurikids, Tsar Feodor Ivanovich in 1598 and the establishment of the Romanov Dynasty in 1613. ... Cloister of Saint Trophimus, in Arles, France A cloister (from latin claustrum) is a part of cathedral, monastic and abbey architecture. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) Translation: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow Official languages None; Russian de facto Government Socialist Republic/Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev...

Vologda is known all over Russia for its cheese and butter, reputedly the best in Russia. The Romantic poet Konstantin Batyushkov was born and died in Vologda. There is also a small museum of Peter the Great. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or blocks, and frequently served with the use of a butter knife. ... Konstantin Batyushkov Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (1787, Vologda - 1855, Vologda) was an important precursor of Alexander Pushkin in the Russian poetry. ... Peter was a tall figure, with an extremely striking build of 2. ...

External links

• Vologda City Administration (in Russian)
• Vologda in Internet (in Russian)
• Tracing Russia's Past and Present in Vologda
• Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery (in Russian)
• Detailed information on Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery (in Russian)

Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery in the early 19th century.

Image File history File links View of the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery from an early 19th-cent. ... Image File history File links View of the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery from an early 19th-cent. ...

	Cities and towns in Vologda Oblast
	Administrative center: Vologda Babayevo | Belozersk | Cherepovets | Gryazovets | Kadnikov | Kharovsk | Kirillov | Krasavino | Nikolsk | Sokol | Totma | Ustyuzhna | Veliky Ustyug | Vytegra Image File history File links Vologda-Oblast-Coat-of-arms. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Babayevo (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolp River (Volgas basin) 246 km west of Vologda. ... Belozersk cathedral in 1909. ... Cherepovets (Черепове́ц) is the biggest city in the Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Gryazovets (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located 47 km south of Vologda. ... Kadnikov (Russian: ) is a town in Sokolsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Kharovsk (Russian: Харовск) is a town in Vologda Oblast in Russia, located on the Kubena River some 90 km north of Vologda. ... Coat of arms of the town Kirillov (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Lake Siverskoye and Lake Dolgoye some 100 km northeast of Cherepovets. ... Krasavino (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Northern Dvina River 648 km northeast of Vologda and 25 km north of Veliky Ustyug, to which it is administratively subordinated. ... Nikolsk (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Sokol (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast and administrative center of Sokolsky District (raion). ... Totma (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Ustyuzhna (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Velikiy Ustyug, or Veliki Ustyug (Великий Устюг in Russian) is a city in the Vologda Oblast in Russia. ... Vytegra (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located along the shores of the Vytegra River on Volga-Baltic Waterway 820 km northwest of Vologda. ...