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Shevzov, Vera, ph.d./ Yale university 1994
"Popular Orthodoxy in Late Imperial Rural Russia" is a grassroots study of Orthodox Christianity as it was practiced primarily in the northern province of Vologda.

American Libraries/ Sep 1996/ by James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress

In the turmoil that has followed the 1991 demise of the Soviet Union, Russian librarians have gained unprecedented freedom and have been beset by daunting financial and organizational crises as well. These realities were repeatedly cited during a June 18-22 conference on "Libraries and Reading in Times of Cultural Change" in picturesque Vologda, an overnight train ride north from Moscow. This meeting gave a group of American, Russian, British, and French librarians, scholars, and administrators a chance to exchange ideas and some interesting research results.

Russian Life/ September 1997/ by William C. Brumfield, Professor of Slavic Studies at Tulane University

Among the many cities of Russia provinces, few have greater natural beauty than Vologda with its historic center, marked by cathedrals and parish churches, situated on either side of the winding, picturesque Vologda river.

http://www.cbonds.info/eng/news/ December 19, 2007 - Cbonds

Fitch Ratings has today assigned the Russian Vologda region Long-term foreign and local currency 'BB' ratings and a Short-term foreign currency 'B' rating. Fitch also assigned the Vologda region a National Long-term 'AA-(AA minus)(rus)' rating. The Outlooks for the Long-term ratings are Stable.

http://w3.upm-kymmene.com/ December 19 , 2007

(UPM, Helsinki,December 19 , 2007, at 08.30 am) - Finnish forest industry group UPM and Russian Sveza Group have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture company, and to make a final investment decision after finalising the feasibility study on a state-of-the-art forest industry facility in the Vologda region of Northwest Russia. Each party would hold 50 percent of the joint venture's share capital.

http://www.livingsteel.org Cherepovets, Russia, 12 November 2007

On December 3, 2007, Severstal's home city of Cherepovets will host a workshop on "Construction of Steel-Framed Low-Rise Housing" under the aegis of Living Steel, the collaborative international programme designed to stimulate innovative and responsible housing design and construction.

http://www.livingsteel.org

Brussels, Belgium, 30 April 2007 - SeverStal, a leading international steel producer headquartered in Cherepovets, Russia, has joined the Living Steel programme as a Full member, Living Steel announced today. SeverStal unites with Living Steel to achieve the common objective of providing innovative and efficient steel housing solutions for the global housing shortage. SeverStal is the eleventh Full member to join Living Steel, which also includes Arcelor Mittal, Baosteel, BlueScope Steel, Corus, Celsa, Erdemir, IMIDRO, POSCO, Ruuki and Tata Steel.

http://us.ft.com/ November 19, 2007 By Gerrit Wiesmann in Frankfurt

Michael Frenzel, chief executive of Tui, appears to have scored another victory over an investor keen to oust him, by winning Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov as a shareholder for the German travel and shipping group.

The Associated Press/ September 11, 2007/ By Colleen Barry

Fiat is forming a joint venture with Russia's Severstal Auto to build and sell Fiat brand cars and commercial vehicles in Russia.
Production of Fiat vehicles under the 50-50 joint venture is to begin in the first quarter of 2008, Fiat Group Automobiles SpA said Tuesday in announcing a signed letter of intent.

http://www.airliquide.com/en/ 11/30/2006

Already one of the world's leading steel-producing countries, Russia is expected to play a major role in this sector. Its well-known competitiveness will allow its industry's main companies to significantly grow through both facility modernization and development outside Russia.