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Vologda

American  
[vaw-luhg-duh] / ˈvɔ ləg də /

noun

  1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NNE of Moscow.


Vologda British  
/ ˈvɔləɡdə /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W central Russia. Pop: 295 000 (2005 est)

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Sergei Lenkov, from Vologda north of Moscow, said he had confidence in Russia's air defence systems.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

Doctors in Vologda are also shocked by the scale of anti-vaccination sentiment in the region, highlighting how those opposed to vaccination are putting elderly and vulnerable members of their families and relatives at risk.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2021

The situation recently prompted the governor of Vologda, Oleg Kuvshinnikov, to post a series of messages on social media pleading with people to get vaccinated.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2021

The other shipped out in boxcars along the rail line in an aborted British attempt to capture Vologda, a transportation hub about 460 miles south of Archangel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2018

To avoid standing idle, Laptev took some trimmings from a workgirl and let her go; then listened to a customer, a merchant from Vologda, and told a clerk to attend to him.

From The Darling and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance