Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast has served as an administrative region within Russia since 1937. In the country’s north, it extends across taiga, wetlands and river basins where the Sukhona flows northeast towards Veliky Ustyug and joins the Yug to form the Northern Dvina. Vologda, the regional capital, preserves the white-stone Vologda Kremlin and St Sophia Cathedral, begun in the 16th century. The oblast is also closely associated with bobbin lace: Vologda lace is among Russia’s best-known handicrafts. Timber settlements, old northern towns and broad waterways give this large interior region a distinctly northern character. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Vologda Oblast.

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