Vologda province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Vologda province

Subject:

Regional Diversity

Creator:

Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov

Source:

Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)

Publisher:

Library of Congress; Russian National Library

Date:

1856

Rights:

Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.

Language:

Russian

Region:

Northern region

Capital:

Vologda

Area (sq. miles):

148,329

Population:

822,200

Population density:

5.5 people per square mile

Ethnicity of inhabitants:

Russians, Zyrians

Economic activities:

trapping, flax cultivation, cattle farming, factories, iron mining

Trade:

Trade from Arkhangel'sk is rather significant.

Cities:

Notable features:

Noshul'skaia pier. Vologda is one of the oldest cities in Russia.

Climate:

extremely harsh

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Collection:

Regional Diversity

Tags:

ancient city, animal husbandry, climate: extremely harsh, factories, flax, hunting & trapping, iron, mountains, Northern Ocean basin, Northern region, Russians, thick forest, trade: active, Zyrians