59-3778: This is a list of rural localities in Vologda Oblast . Vologda Oblast (Russian: Вологодская область , romanized : Vologodskaya oblast , IPA: [vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ] ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative center is Vologda . Population: 1,202,444 ( 2010 Census ). Rural localities in Babayevsky District : Rural localities in Babushkinsky District : Rural localities in Belozersky District : Rural localities in Chagodoshchensky District : Rural localities in Cherepovetsky District : Rural localities in Gryazovetsky District : Rural localities in Kaduysky District : Rural localities in Kharovsky District : Rural localities in Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District : Rural localities in Kirillovsky District : Rural localities in Mezhdurechensky District : Rural localities in Nikolsky District : Rural localities in Nyuksensky District : Rural localities in Sheksninsky District : Rural localities in Sokolsky District : Rural localities in Syamzhensky District : Rural localities in Tarnogsky District : Rural localities in Totemsky District : Rural localities in Ust-Kubinsky District : Rural localities in Ustyuzhensky District : Rural localities in Vashkinsky District : Rural localities in Velikoustyugsky District : Rural localities in Verkhovazhsky District : Rural localities in Vologda Urban Okrug : Rural localities in Vologodsky District : Rural localities in Vozhegodsky District : Rural localities in Vytegorsky District : Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast ( Russian : Вологодская область , romanized : Vologodskaya oblastʹ , IPA: [vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ] ; Veps : Vologdan agj )
118-465: A domestic dispute in 1971. Yury Koval , mainly known for his children's books, spent considerable periods of his life in Vologda Oblast. Three of the towns in the oblast—Belozersk, Totma, and Veliky Ustyug—are classified as historical towns by the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation, which implies certain restrictions on construction in their historical centers. The old center of Vologda until
177-537: A few written texts starting from about two millennia ago in association with peoples of northern Europe. The first known use of this name to refer to the people of what is now Finland is in the 10th-century Old English poem " Widsith " . Among the first written sources possibly designating western Finland as the "land of Finns" are also two rune stones in Sweden: one in Norrtälje Municipality , with
236-700: A sequence of further administrative reforms, Vologda Oblast was established in 1937. During the Second World War , the Soviet Union operated a prisoner-of-war camp in Kornilyevo , first for Poles and Finns captured during the Soviet invasions of Poland and Finland , and later for German POWs. Parts of Oshtinsky District in the west of the oblast became the only areas of Vologda Oblast to be occupied by foreign (Finnish) troops. The Finnish advance
295-493: Is Andrei Lutsenko. The next elections are expected in September 2026. Executive power is exercised by the governor , the government of the Vologda Oblast headed by him, and other executive authorities. The governor is elected by the region's inhabitants for a term of five years and cannot hold the said position for more than two consecutive terms. The current governor is Oleg Kuvshinnikov of United Russia. In December 2011, he
354-572: Is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative center is Vologda . The oblast has a population of 1,202,444 ( 2010 Census ). The largest city is Cherepovets , the home of the Severstal metallurgical plant, the largest industrial enterprise in the oblast. Vologda Oblast is home to many historic monuments, such as the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery , Ferapontov Monastery (a World Heritage Site ) with
413-505: Is believed to have been applied during the first millennium CE to the (pre– reindeer herding ) Sami , and perhaps to other hunter-gatherers of Scandinavia. It was still used with this meaning in Norway in the early 20th century, but is now considered derogatory. Thus there is Finnmark in Norway, which can be understood as "Sami country", but also Finnveden in Sweden, in an area that
472-699: Is located on the East European Plain , and most of it represents forested hilly landscape. The southwest of the oblast, along the Sheksna and the Mologa, is flat. The northwestern part is mostly of glacial origin, with the Andoma Hills , the Veps Hills , and a number of minor hill chains. The highest point of the oblast is 304 metres (997 ft) high Malgora hill. In the east of the oblast,
531-566: Is not in use anymore. The Finnic peoples are sometimes called Finno-Ugric , uniting them with the Hungarians , or Uralic , uniting them also with the Samoyeds . These linguistic connections were discovered between the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Finnic peoples migrated westward from very approximately the Volga area into northwestern Russia and (first
590-432: Is not known to have been Finnic-speaking. The name was also applied to what is now Finland , which at the time was inhabited by "Sami" hunter-gatherers. The Icelandic Eddas and Norse sagas (11th to 14th centuries), some of the oldest written sources probably originating from the closest proximity, use words like finnr and finnas inconsistently. However, most of the time they seem to mean northern dwellers with
649-565: Is paved and heavily used. Other important paved roads include A114 highway , connecting Vologda to Cherepovets and Saint Petersburg , the roads connecting Vologda to Kirillov (the part which continues to Lipin Bor, Vytegra, and Pudozh , is partially paved), Vologda to Veliky Ustyug via Totma, Totma to Nikolsk via Imeni Babushkina, and Kotlas to Manturovo and eventually to Kostroma and Moscow via Veliky Ustyug and Nikolsk. There are connections from Ustyuzhna to Pestovo and Vesyegonsk . However,
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#1732780512527708-673: Is the Vaga . Two areas in Vologda Oblast have been designated as protected natural areas of federal significance. These are Russky Sever National Park in the center of the oblast and Darwin Nature Reserve in the southwest of the oblast (shared with Yaroslavl Oblast). Population : 1,142,827 ( 2021 Census ) ; 1,202,444 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,269,568 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,353,870 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . 1.41 children per woman Total: 69.08 years (male: 63.85, female: 74.38) Babayevsky and Vytegorsky District in
767-626: The Slavic native faith (Rodnovery), and 1% are Old Believers . In addition, 39% of the population declared to be "spiritual but not religious", 20% is atheist , and 6.5% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question. The oblast is administratively divided into four cities and towns under the oblast's jurisdiction ( Vologda , Cherepovets , Sokol , and Veliky Ustyug ) and twenty-six districts. Another ten towns ( Babayevo , Belozersk , Gryazovets , Kadnikov , Kharovsk , Kirillov , Nikolsk , Totma , Ustyuzhna , and Vytegra ) have
826-637: The Soviet period, the high authority in the oblast was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Vologda CPSU Committee (who in reality had the biggest authority), the chairman of the oblast Soviet (legislative power), and the Chairman of the oblast Executive Committee (executive power). Since 1991, CPSU lost all the power, and the head of the Oblast administration, and eventually
885-762: The Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery , the Goritsky Monastery , and the Troitse-Gledensky Monastery represent examples of Russian medieval fortification architecture and also contain buildings rated among the best preserved cultural heritage. The Ferapontov Monastery , included into the World Heritage list, contains the only survived fully painted church in Russia with the frescoes of Dionisius . As of 2010, four of
944-600: The Sukhona and the Northern Dvina. In the 13th century, minor principalities started to proliferate. First, the Principality of Beloozero separated from Rostov , its northern and northeastern parts in the 15th century became quasi-independent, forming smaller feudal states like the Principality of Zaozerye or the Principality of Kubena . Many smaller principalities are only mentioned once in chronicles, and
1003-558: The Time of Troubles , the area was ravaged by Polish troops, who at some point besieged Vologda but did not succeed in conquering the city. In the 17th century, Vologda was a prosperous city located on the main trading route from Moscow to Western Europe. During the reign of Tsar Peter the Great in the 18th century, Vologda became a shipbuilding center and played an important role in support of Russian military operations against Sweden. However,
1062-734: The Vozhega , drains in the Onega River in the White Sea basin. The rest of the oblast, including Lake Kubenskoye , another major lake in the oblast, belongs to the river basin of the Northern Dvina . The Northern Dvina is formed in the northeast of the oblast from merging of the Sukhona and the Yug . The Sukhona forms the major waterway of Vologda Oblast. Another major tributary of the Northern Dvina, which has its source in Vologda Oblast,
1121-411: The frescoes of Dionisius , the two medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk , and the baroque churches of Totma and Ustyuzhna . Large reserves of wood and fresh water are the main natural resources. The area of Vologda Oblast was settled by Finnic peoples in prehistory, and most of the toponyms in the region are in fact Finnic. Vepsians , who still live in the west of the oblast, are
1180-801: The 13th century the Novgorod merchants already reached the White Sea . They reached the area by using the waterways. The main waterway to the White Sea was the Northern Dvina , and Novgorod merchants used the Volga and its tributary, the Sheksna , along the Slavyanka River into Lake Nikolskoye, then the boats were taken by land to Lake Blagoveshchenskoye, from there downstream along the Porozovitsa River into Lake Kubenskoye and further to
1239-616: The 1920s and 1930s, Veliky Ustyug was left intact and declared the national cultural heritage very early after 1917. It preserved therefore almost all of its historic center. Vologda, Belozersk, Totma, Gryazovets, and Ustyuzhna keep many of their historical buildings. In particular, several churches in Totma were built in the 18th century in the unique style which is sometimes referred to as Totma Baroque . The relative desolation of Vologda lands attracted monks looking for solitude, resulting in numerous monasteries. The Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery ,
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#17327805125271298-714: The 1990s contained many wooden houses, including five wooden classicist manors, protected by the government as cultural heritage monuments. Despite the protection, many of these burnt down, or were simply demolished. Still, many buildings, including four classicist manors, survive, and make Vologda one of the biggest collection of wooden town houses of the 19th century in Russia. Some of the best examples of rural wooden architecture are collected in open-air Ethnographic Museum in Semyonkovo , northwest of Vologda. Several cities and towns in Vologda Oblast preserved their architectural heritage. In contrast to many other Russian towns in
1357-613: The Danish merchant Friedrich Buman opened a specialized butter factory in the manor of Fominskoye (13 km northwest of Vologda). It was the first butter factory both in Vologda Governorate and in Russia. Since then Vologda became the center of the butter industry, and the Vologda butter , a special type of butter with the taste of nuts invented by Nikolay Vereschagin and Buman, became a world trademark. The agriculture in
1416-815: The Sami and then the Baltic Finns) into Scandinavia, though scholars dispute the timing. The ancestors of the Perm Finns moved north and east to the Kama and Vychegda rivers. Those Finnic peoples who remained in the Volga basin began to divide into their current diversity by the sixth century, and had coalesced into their current nations by the sixteenth. The name "Finn(ic)" is an ancient exonym with scarce historical references and therefore rather questionable etymology. Its probable cognates, like Fenni , Phinnoi , Finnum , and Skrithfinni / Scridefinnum appear in
1475-417: The Vologda Oblast establishes the foundations of the legal status, ensuring human and civil rights, as well as the institutions of democracy, the economic and financial foundations of the region, the foundations of socio-cultural policy, the organization of state power, administrative-territorial division and the organization of local self-government. In the period when they were the most important authority in
1534-806: The biggest freshwater lakes in Europe, belongs to Vologda Oblast, and the tributaries of Lake Onega, the biggest of which are the Vytegra River and the Andoma River , belong to the river basin of the Neva and thus drain to the Baltic Sea. Also, minor areas in the west of the oblast drain into the Oyat River which is a right tributary of the Svir and belongs to the basin of the Neva. The western part of
1593-656: The border of Vologda and Kostroma Oblasts. The plans to extend it further east to Nikolsk were never realized. The Monza Railroad has a separate station in Vokhoga, Vokhtoga-2 railway station. The headquarters of the Monzales company which owns the railroad are located in Vokhtoga. A big number of narrow gauge railways have been built in the 1950s and 1960s to facilitate the transport of timber, but since then most of these became unprofitable and have been destroyed. Currently,
1652-783: The contemporary usage includes four groups: the Baltic Finns, the Sami of northern Fennoscandia , and the Volga Finns and Perm Finns of Russia. The last two include the Finnic peoples of the Komi-Permyak Okrug and the four Russian republics of Komi , Mari El , Mordovia and Udmurtia . Until the early 20th century, the Ugrians were also considered to be a branch of Finns (as "Ugrian Finns"), but such terminology
1711-423: The daily administration. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the governor who is the head of the oblast and acts as guarantor of the observance of the Charter in accordance with the Constitution of Russia . As a subject of the Russian Federation, the Vologda Oblast has a certain constituent power, which consists of the right to adopt its charter, laws, and other regulatory legal acts. The charter of
1770-488: The descendants of that population. Subsequently, the area was colonized by the Russians. Belozersk was mentioned in chronicles in 862 as one of the oldest towns in Russia. Much of the area was controlled by the Novgorod Republic , in particular, Totma was founded in 1152. Veliky Ustyug and the west of the current territory of the Oblast, with Belozersk and Ustyuzhna , belonged to the Vladimir-Suzdal Principality and were constantly threatened by Novgorod. Not later than in
1829-568: The estate of his uncle, Vladimirovka , close to the city of Cherepovets . In the 20th century, two of the authors of the Village prose movement in Soviet literature, which predominantly described rural life, were tightly connected with Vologda Region. Vasily Belov was born in the village of Timonikha, currently in Kharovsky District, and lives in Vologda. Alexander Yashin was born in Nikolsky District and completed his studies in Nikolsk, but then moved to Moscow. A poet Nikolay Rubtsov spent much of his life in Vologda Oblast before being killed in
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1888-417: The governor was appointed/elected alongside elected regional parliament . The politics in the oblast is governed by the Charter of Vologda Oblast. The laws within the authority of the oblast are passed by the Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast. The highest executive body is the Vologda Oblast Administration. It also includes the executive bodies of the subdivisions such as districts, and is responsible for
1947-421: The importance of Vologda as a trade center was diminished after Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703, and the foreign trade was rerouted to the Baltic Sea . Peter even imposed restrictions on the White Sea trade. Vologda was the northernmost territory where serfdom existed in Russia. In the lands west and south of Vologda, estates existed, but to the north and east of Vologda serfdom was never implemented, and
2006-581: The inscription finlont ( U 582 ), and the other in Gotland , with the inscription finlandi ( G 319 M ), dating from the 11th century. It has been suggested that the non- Uralic ethnonym "Finn" is of Germanic language origin and related to such words as finthan ( Old High German ) 'find', 'notice'; fanthian (Old High German) 'check', 'try'; and fendo (Old High German) and vende ( Middle High German ) 'pedestrian', 'wanderer'. It may thus have originated from an Old Norse word for hunter-gatherer , finn (plural finnar ), which
2065-476: The local aviation has almost disappeared. There is an airport in Vologda. Locally, there is infrequent service to Veliky Ustyug , Kichmengsky Gorodok , and Vytegra . The oil transport system, Baltic Pipeline System , runs through the oblast, with three oil-pumping stations located at Nyuksenitsa , Pogorelovo , and Gryazovets . In the 19th and the 20th centuries, many notable authors had their estates in Vologda Region; however, their literary activity mostly
2124-469: The machine building industry. Metallurgy was a traditional industry developed in the region since the 16th century, when its center was located in Ustyuzhna. Another traditional industries were salt production (around Totma) and glass making (in what is currently Chagodoshchensky District). In the 18th century, timber production started to grow rapidly. In the 19th century, the textile industry enterprises making flax textiles started to proliferate. In 1871,
2183-399: The main sea export route for Russia. The whole course of the Sukhona is navigable, as well as the lower courses of some of its tributaries, including the Vologda. However, there is currently very little or no regular passenger navigation on the Sukhona. Volga–Baltic Waterway , first constructed in the 19th century as the Mariinsk Canal System and then reconstructed in the 20th century, connects
2242-419: The middle of the 15th century, the Vologda Lands were strongly involved with the Muscovite Civil War : Thus, Vasily the Blind was exiled to Vologda in 1446 and was released from his allegiance oath by the hegumen of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery , and by the late 1440s the Sukhona valley became the battlefield between the retreating army of Dmitry Shemyaka and the army of Vasily, chasing Shemyaka. During
2301-499: The monasteries in Vologda Oblast were acting: the Kirillo-Belozersky, the Spaso-Prilutsky, the Goritsky, and the Pavlo-Obnorsky monasteries. Various handicrafts were developed in the area. A number of those are protected by law. Finnic peoples The Finnic or Fennic peoples , sometimes simply called Finns , are the nations who speak languages traditionally classified in the Finnic (now commonly Finno-Permic ) language family, and which are thought to have originated in
2360-445: The north of the oblast, was constructed in the 1940s to facilitate the transport of coal from the Komi Republic . The railway connecting Vologda with Saint Petersburg via Cherepovets was built in the 1900s. There is also a railway connecting Vologda via Vokhtoga to Buy . At Vokhtoga, the Monza Railroad branches off east. It was built for timber transport and is operated by the timber production authorities. The Monza railroad runs along
2419-458: The northeast of the oblast, in Vologodsky district, there is a point which is a triple divide of the river basins of the Neva (Baltic Sea), the Volga (Caspian Sea), and the Onega (White Sea), and thus the basins of the Atlantic Ocean , the Arctic Ocean , and the endorheic basins of the interior of Eurasia . This is one of the very few such triple divides in the world and the only one in Russia. The southwestern shore of Lake Onega , one of
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2478-476: The northwest of the oblast belong to the areas traditionally populated by Vepsians . The Vepsians living in Vologda Oblast speak the central group of Veps dialects . According to a 2012 survey 29.5% of the population of Vologda Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 2% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 1% are Eastern Orthodox Christian believers not belonging to any church or belonging to non-Russian Eastern Orthodox churches , 1% are adherents of
2537-610: The oblast (1937 to 1991), the following first secretaries were appointed Since 1991, governors were sometimes appointed, and sometimes elected: Legislative power is exercised by the Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast - a unicameral parliament of 34 deputies elected by a mixed electoral system (17 + 17) by the region's inhabitants for a five-year term. The current convocation was elected in September 2021 . The deputies represent five parties: United Russia (24), Communist Party (5), Liberal Democratic Party (2), A Just Russia (2), and Party of Pensioners (1). The current chairman
2596-418: The oblast drains into the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga. The biggest tributaries of the reservoir are the Mologa , the Suda , the Sogozha , and the Sheksna . Lake Beloye , one of the biggest lakes in the oblast, is the source of the Sheksna. Some areas in the south of the oblast drain into tributaries of the Volga, including the Unzha . Lake Vozhe in the northwest of the Oblast, with its main tributary,
2655-400: The oblast is essentially cattle breeding with milk and meat production, production of eggs, growing of crops, flax, potatoes, and vegetables. In 2008, 73% of all agricultural products were produced by large-scale farms. The area of current Vologda Oblast has always been located on the trading routes connecting central Russia to the White Sea, and, in fact, in the 17th century the White Sea was
2714-419: The population owned their land. In 1708, Peter the Great issued an edict which established seven governorates. The description of the borders of the governorates was not given; instead, their area was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns. Two of the governorates, Archangelgorod Governorate (east of the oblast) and Ingermanland Governorate (west of the oblast), were located in
2773-404: The present-day area of Vologda oblast. Vologda became a part of Archangelgorod Governorate. Subsequently, the western part of the Oblast was transferred to Novgorod Governorate . In 1780, Vologda became the administrative center of Vologda Viceroyalty which included the territory of the former Archangelgorod Governorate. Eventually, the viceroyalty was transformed into Vologda Governorate . After
2832-469: The princes of Moscow. The princes, in their turn, viewed the monasteries as means to keep the influence of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in its remote areas. A number of influential monasteries, including Spaso-Prilutsky , Pavlo-Obnorsky , Kirillo-Belozersky , and Ferapontov monasteries, were founded. Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery soon became one of the most prominent Russian monasteries, with a lot of political influence, and successful economic development. In
2891-439: The region of the Volga River . The largest Finnic peoples by population are the Finns (6 million), the Estonians (1 million), the Mordvins (800,000), the Mari (570,000), the Udmurts (550,000), the Komis (330,000) and the Sami (100,000). The scope of the terms "Finn" and "Finnic" varies by context. They can refer to the Baltic Finns of Finland , Scandinavia , Estonia and Northwest Russia . The broadest sense in
2950-428: The river basins of the Volga and the Neva via the Sheksna, Lake Beloye, the Kovzha , and the Vytegra, and is one of the main waterways in European Russia. The Northern Dvina Canal connects the Sheksna and Lake Kubenskoye, thus being a connection between the river basins of the Volga and the Northern Dvina. One of the principal highways in Russia, M8 , connects Moscow and Arkhangelsk, and passes Vologda . This highway
3009-406: The road network is underdeveloped, especially close to the borders of the oblast. There is only one road crossing from Vologda Oblast to Kostroma Oblast. Several roads cross into Kirov Oblast, but they are all unpaved and badly maintained. So is the connection between Lipin Bor and Kargopol . In the west of the oblast, there are very few through roads even across the district boundaries. Nevertheless,
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#17327805125273068-484: The status of the towns of district significance. The town of Krasavino is under administrative jurisdiction of Veliky Ustyug Town of Oblast Significance. The biggest industrial enterprise of Vologda Oblast is the Severstal steel plant located in the city of Cherepovets . The metallurgical industry is responsible for approximately 50% of the total industrial production of the oblast. it is followed by chemical (also based in Cherepovets), food, and timber industries, and
3127-414: The valleys of the Vaga , the Sukhona , and the Yug are cut through the hills. The southeast of the oblast is occupied by the Northern Ridge , which is located south of the valley of the Sukhona. Much of the area of the oblast is occupied by coniferous forest ( taiga ) and by swamps. The area of Vologda Oblast is split between the basins of the White Sea , the Baltic Sea , and the Caspian Sea . In
3186-424: The vast majority of settlements have road connections of some quality, the roads are used for timber transportation, and there is regular bus service on the main roads. The principal railway line in the oblast is the railroad connecting Moscow and Arkhangelsk. The piece between Vologda and Arkhangelsk was constructed in the 1890s. A branch from Konosha eastwards to Kotlas and further to Vorkuta , which crosses
3245-444: The very existence of these principalities is questionable. Between 1452 and 1481, Vologda was the center of the Principality of Vologda , the last independent principality in Vologda lands. By the end of the 15th century, all these lands were a part of the Great Duchy of Moscow . In the 14th and the 15th centuries, the lands around Vologda became attractive for monks looking for desolate areas but still wishing to keep connections with
3304-400: Was appointed acting governor and then empowered by deputies of the Legislative Assembly. In 2012, in most subjects of the Russian Federation, direct elections of governors were returned with a municipal filter, a two-term limit, and the possibility of dismissal by decree of the President of the Russian Federation. In the early elections in September 2014 , Kuvshinnikov won 62.98% of the vote and
3363-416: Was elected for five years. In the elections in September 2019 , Kuvshinnikov was re-elected for five years. Vologda Oblast borders with Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north, Kirov Oblast in the east, Kostroma Oblast in the southeast, Yaroslavl Oblast in the south, Tver and Novgorod Oblasts in the southwest, Leningrad Oblast in the west, and the Republic of Karelia in the northwest. Vologda Oblast
3422-414: Was related to Saint Petersburg rather than to the estates. Thus, Konstantin Batyushkov , a poet, was born and raised in his estate in Danilovskoye , but became a notable author after he moved to the state service to Saint Petersburg, and he only returned to Vologda (where he eventually died) after he developed a mental illness. Igor Severyanin , a 20th-century poet, spent considerable periods of his life in
3481-489: Was stopped in October 1941, but the occupation continued till June 1944, when the Soviet Army started to advance. In 1955, the construction of Severstal in the city of Cherepovets , the biggest industrial enterprise in the oblast, was completed. On 4 July 1997, Vologda, alongside Bryansk , Chelyabinsk , Magadan , and Saratov signed a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia, granting it autonomy. The agreement would be abolished on 15 March 2002. During
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