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26-720: The district is located at the divide between the Sukhona and the Vaga Rivers and belongs thus to the Northern Dvina 's basin . The Sukhona forms the southeastern border of the district. The northeastern part of the district lies in the basin of the Uftyuga River , the left tributary of the Sukhona. The Uftyuga, as well as its main tributary the Sulonga , flow through the district. The rivers in

52-553: Is a river in the European part of Russia, a tributary of the Northern Dvina . The course of the Sukhona lies in Ust-Kubinsky , Sokolsky , Mezhdurechensky , Totemsky , Tarnogsky , Nyuksensky , and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia . It is 558 kilometres (347 mi) long, and the area of its basin 50,300 square kilometres (19,400 sq mi). The Sukhona joins

78-594: Is navigable within the district, there is no passenger navigation. Tarnogsky Gorodok was served by the Tarnogsky Gorodok Airport which is currently defunct. The district contains 4 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by the Russian Federal law, and additionally 123 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. Most of these are wooden farms and churches built prior to 1917. The objects protected at

104-475: Is the administrative center of Oktyabrskoye Urban Settlement , the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 9,307 ( 2010 Census ) ; 10,081 ( 2002 Census ) ; 10,169 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . It was founded in 1951 due to the construction of Shangalskaya timber logging camp. Until 1958, it was known as Pervomaysky. Both names are derived from the Soviet holidays: Pervomaysky refers to

130-509: The May Day , whereas Oktyabrsky refers to the October Revolution . The population growth accelerated after a factory producing construction blocks was open in 1957. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1960, when former Pavlitsovsky Selsoviet was abolished, and its area was subordinated to the authority of Oktyabrsky. On September 26, 1975, the administrative center of

156-625: The Novgorod Republic , with the exception was Veliky Ustyug , which was part of Vladimir-Suzdal Principality . Totma has been first mentioned in the chronicles in 1137, and Veliky Ustyug — in 1207. In the 13th century the Novgorod merchants already reached the White Sea . The area was attractive in the first instance because of the fur trading. The main waterway from Novgorod into the Northern Dvina

182-663: The White Sea and the Volga . In the 19th century, the canal and Lake Kubenskoye were the main waterway connecting the Volga with the White Sea. However, in the 1930s the White Sea – Baltic Canal was built, and the Northern Dvina Canal lost its significance. The canal is still in operation, serving cargo traffic and occasional cruise ships, which then proceed to Lake Kubenskoye. The area was populated by Finnic peoples and then colonized by

208-902: The Yug near the town of Veliky Ustyug , forming the Northern Dvina , one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. The biggest tributaries of the Sukhona are the Vologda (right), the Lezha (right), the Pelshma (left), the Dvinitsa (left), the Tolshma (right), the Tsaryova (left), the Uftyuga (left), and the Gorodishna (right). According to the Max Vasmer 's Etymological Dictionary,

234-600: The administrative center in Tarnogsky Gorodok was established on the territories formerly in Nyuksensky and Totemsky Districts . In the following years, the first-level administrative division of Russia kept changing. In 1936, Northern Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast . In 1937, Northern Oblast itself was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Tarnogsky District remained in Vologda Oblast ever since with

260-418: The administrative center in the selo of Tarnogsky Gorodok was established as a part of Vologda Okrug . It included parts of the former area of Totemsky Uyezd . On July 30, 1931, Kokshengsky District and the neighboring Sukhonsky District were abolished, and Nyuksensky District with the administrative center in the selo of Nyuksenitsa was established. On January 25, 1935, Tarnogsky District with

286-617: The biggest lakes of Vologda Oblast. The river basin is bounded from the south by the western part of the Northern Ridge , which separates the basins of the Sukhona and the Kostroma . From the north, the Sukhona river basin is bounded in the western part by the Kharovsk Ridge hill chain which separates it from the river basin of the Vaga . The towns of Sokol , Totma , and Veliky Ustyug, as well as

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312-662: The central, northern, and western parts of the district flow into the Kokshenga River , the right tributary of the Vaga. The main tributaries of the Kokshenga within the district are the Ileza and the Uftyuga (a different one from the tributary of the Sukhona). Almost the whole of the district is covered by coniferous forests ( taiga ). The exception are the meadows in the floodplains . The area

338-458: The chronicles in 1453. The area produced crops, and the Kokshenga and the Vaga were used to transport bread to Arkhangelsk. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Vazhsky Uyezd of Archangelgorod Governorate . In 1780, the governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty . The latter was abolished in 1796, and

364-513: The district was transferred from the selo of Shangaly to Oktyabrsky, but it took some time before all the district services had moved. The industry of Oktyabrsky is mainly timber industry and production of concrete construction blocks. Timber used to be rafted down the Ustya River, but in the 1990s this practice was stopped. Paved roads connect Oktyabrsky with Velsk in the west and with Totma and Veliky Ustyug via Tarnogsky Gorodok in

390-432: The exception of the short period in 1962-1965, when some of the districts were merged. The economy of the district is based on timber industry. Food industry is also present; in particular, there is a butter factory in Tarnogsky Gorodok and a food factory in the selo of Krasnoye . There are sixteen farms in the district: thirteen of them produce milk, two produce meat, and one produces eggs. Tarnogsky Gorodok stands on

416-506: The federal level are: The only state museum in the district is the Museum of Traditional Folk Culture in Tarnogsky Gorodok. The ethnographic department of the museum is located in the village of Zarechye . Artist Dzhanna Tutundzhan lived in the village of Sergiyevskaya from the 1960s until her death in 2011, and many of her canvasses were inspired by the surrounding landscapes. Sukhona River The Sukhona ( Russian : Су́хона )

442-500: The ice until late April - early May. The Sukhona is navigable, but there is no passenger navigation except for ferry crossings. The lower course of the Kubena and Lake Kubenskoye are navigable as well. The northern part of Lake Kubenskoye, which belongs to the basin of the Sukhona, is connected by Northern Dvina Canal with the town of Kirillov and the Sheksna , thus connecting the basins of

468-475: The name of the river originates from the Russian and most likely means "a river with a dry (hard) bottom". The river basin of the Sukhona comprises vast areas in the central and eastern parts of Vologda Oblast, in the south of Arkhangelsk Oblast , and in the north of Kostroma Oblast . In particular, the city of Vologda is located in the river basin of the Sukhona. The basin also includes Lake Kubenskoye , one of

494-449: The part of it which included Tarnogsky Gorodok became Vologda Governorate . The area became a part of Totemsky Volost with the seat in Totma. In the 1890s, Tarnogsky Gorodok became the seat of Shevdenitskaya Volost . On July 15, 1929, several governorates, including Vologda Governorate, were merged into Northern Krai , and the uyezds were abolished. Instead, Kokshengsky District with

520-470: The paved road connecting Oktyabrsky in Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north with Totma in the south and Veliky Ustyug in the east. A short stretch of the road connecting Vologda and Veliky Ustyg runs within the limits of the district along the left bank of the Sukhona. There also local roads in the district. There is regular passenger bus service originating from Tarnogsky Gorodok. While the Sukhona

546-465: The railway between Vologda and Arkhangelsk between 1894 and 1897. Oktyabrsky, Arkhangelsk Oblast Oktyabrsky ( Russian : Октя́брьский , known in 1951—1958 as Pervomaysky Первома́йский ), is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement ) and the administrative center of Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast , Russia , located on the left bank of the Ustya River . Municipally , it

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572-578: The south. There also are local roads in the district; one of which connects Oktyabrsky with the selo of Bestuzhevo in the north of the district. Oktyabrsky is located several kilometers from the railway station of Kostylevo on the railroad connecting Konosha and Kotlas which eventually continues to Vorkuta . The only museum in the district is the Ustyansky District Museum, which opened in 1984 in Shangaly and moved to Oktyabrsky in 1987. In

598-540: The villages and district centers Shuyskoye and Nyuksenitsa , are located on the banks of the Sukhona. The source of the Sukhona is in the south-eastern part of Lake Kubenskoye . The Sukhona flows out in the south-eastern direction, accepts the Vologda and the Lezha from the right and turns northeast. Most of the river course runs over hilly landscape with tall banks. The Sukhona freezes up in late October - November and stays under

624-508: Was along the Volga and its tributary, the Sheksna , along the Slavyanka into Lake Nikolskoye, then the boats were taken by land to Lake Blagoveshchenskoye, from there downstream along the Porozovitsa into Lake Kubenskoye and further to the Sukhona and the Northern Dvina. Until the 1700s, Arkhangelsk was the main trading harbour for the sea trade of Russia and Western Europe, and the Sukhona

650-464: Was on the main trading route connecting the central Russia with Arkhangelsk. Peter the Great drastically changed the situation, by founding Saint-Petersburg in 1703, thus opening the way for the Baltic Sea trade, and by constructing the highway between Saint-Petersburg and Arkhangelsk via Kargopol. The river quickly lost its role as the leading trading route, which was accelerated by the construction of

676-574: Was populated by Finnic peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic . Novgorod merchants used the Sukhona River as one of the main waterways leading to the White Sea and the Pechora . Already in the 12th century, Totma and the surrounding areas were under Novgorod's control. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow . Tarnogsky Gorodok was first mentioned in

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