The Vologda Region was established on September 23, 1937. It is located in Northwestern Russia 500 Km (311 MI) off Moscow and borders the Republic of Karelia, the Arkhangelsk, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Tver, Novgorod, and Leningrad regions.
Nowadays the Vologda Region as an economic region is remarkable for such industries as ferrous metals metallurgy, chemical industry, wood industry, pulp and paper industry and textile industry (see the section "Economic Affairs").
The leading agricultural branch is stock-breeding, which accounts for 70% of the region's agriculture and provides its population with milk, meat and eggs. Butter making is popular in the region. Vologda butter, as well as Vologda lace, are known world-wide.
