ital". In the 19th�20th centuries, such persons as Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov (later the Minister of Foreign Affairs), Nikolai Berdyaev (the famous Russian philosopher), Boris Savinkov (later known as a successful terrorist), Mariya Ulyanova, and Alexander Bogdanov were sent to Vologda. Anatoly Lunacharsky chose to go there to join Bogdanov, and to marry Anna Alexandrovna Malinovskaya, Bogdanov's sister.
Soviet period
The soviet (council)Soviet power was established in Vologda only in December 1917 and up to summer of 1918 co-existed with the zemstvoand municipal administration. In February 1918, Vologda became a "diplomatic capital of Russia" for several months. The embassies located in Saint Petersburg came under a threat of being seized by the German army. Therefore the Western powers, led by the American ambassador David R. Francis, relocated the embassies to Vologda. However, under the pressure of Bolsheviks, on July 24, 1918 the diplomats were compelled to leave Vologda and go to their home countries via Arkhangelsk.
During the Russian Civil War, Vologda was the location of the headquarters of the 6th Red Army. The army opposed the White Army under command of Evgeny Miller and the military forces of Entente in the north of Russia.
In 1929, Vologda Governorate was abolished and included into the structure of a new formation, Northern Krai, which also included former Arkhangelsk and Northern Dvina Governorates, as well as the Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast. The administrative center of Northern Krai was located in Arkhangelsk. In December 1936, Northern Krai was abolished and divided into the Komi ASSR and Northern Oblast, with the administrative center still located in Arkhangelsk. On September 23, 1937, Northern Oblast was divided into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast by the decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. According to the same decision, districts of former Cherepovets Okrug of
