Babushkinsky Destrict, Vologda Oblast

**Babushkinsky Destrict** () is a admeenistrative an municipal destrict (raion), ane o the twinty-sax in Vologda Oblast, Roushie. It is locatit in the sootheast o the oblast an borders wi Nyuksensky Destrict in the north, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky Destrict in the northeast, Nikolsky Destrict in the east, Kologrivsky an Chukhlomsky Destricts o Kostroma Oblast in the sooth, an wi Totemsky Destricts in the wast. The aurie o the destrict is . Its admeenistrative centre is the landwart locality (a *[[veelage#Roushie|selo]]*) o imeni Babushkina. Destrict's population:  14,994 (2002 Census);  The population o imeni Babushkina accoonts for 31.6% o the destrict's population.

## Name
Prior tae 1941, the destrict wis kent as Ledengsky Destrict, an the *selo* o imeni Babushkina wis kent as Ledengskoye. Baith the destrict an its admeenistrative centre wur renamit in Mairch 1941 tae commemorate Bolshevik revolutionar Ivan Babushkin, who wis born in Ledengskoye.

## Geografie
The destrict is locatit at the divide atween the basins o the Sukhona, the Yug, an the Unzha Rivers (the left tributar o the Volga), an sicweys at the divide atween the basins o the Airctic Ocean an the Caspian Sea. The landscape is dominatit bi the Northren Ridge chain o hills. The Unzha crosses the soothren pairt o the destrict frae east tae wast, an mony rivers in the centre an the sooth o the destrict drain intae the Unzha. The rivers in the northeast o the destrict drain intae the Sharzhenga, the left tributar o the Yug. The rivers in the wast drain intae various richt tributars o the Sukhona, sic as the Tolshma, the Ledenga, an the Staraya Totma.

Ower 80% o the tot aurie o the destrict is covered bi coniferous forests.

## History
The aurie wis oreeginally populatit bi the Finno-Ugric peoples an then colonisit bi the Novgorod Republic. In the 12t century, Totma an the surroondin auries wur awready unner the control o Novgorod. Efter the faw o Novgorod, the aurie became a pairt o the Grand Duchy o Moscow. In the 14t century, salt wis discovered in the glen o the Ledenga, an the *selo* o Ledengskoye (nou cried imeni Babushkina) became kent for its salt production.

In the course o the admeenistrative reform carriet oot in 1708 bi Peter the Great, the aurie wis includit intae Archangelgorod Govrenorate. In 1780, the govrenorate wis abolisht, an transformit intae Totemsky Uyezd o Vologda Viceryalty. The latter wis abolisht in 1796, an the pairt o it which includit Ledengskoye wis made intae Vologda Govrenorate.

On 15 Julie 1929, several govrenorates, includin Vologda Govrenorate, wur mergit intae Northren Krai, an the uyezds wur abolisht. Insteid, Ledengsky Destrict wi the admeenistrative centre in the *selo* o Ledengskoye wis establisht as a pairt o Vologda Okrug. It includit pairts o the umwhile aurie o Totemsky Uyezd. In the follaein years, the first-level admeenistrative diveesion o Roushie kept chyngin. In 1936, Northren Krai wis transformit intae Northren Oblast. In 1937, Northren Oblast wis split intae Arkhangelsk Oblast an Vologda Oblast. Ledengsky Destrict remained in Vologda Oblast iver syne, but wis renamit Babushkinsky in 1941. Durin the abortive Khrushchyov admeenistrative reform o the 1960s, Babushkinsky Destrict wis briefly disestablisht in 1962 an then reestablisht in 1965.

In 1918, Northren Dvina Govrenorate wi the admeenistrative centre in Veliky Ustyug wis establisht on the auries previously in the northeast o Vologda Govrenorate. In 1924, the uyezds in Northren Dvina Govrenorate wur abolisht an replacit wi the destricts. On 10 Juin 1924, Roslyatinsky Destrict wis establisht, amang ithers. The admeenistrative centre o Roslyatinsky Destrict wis the *selo* o Roslyatino. In 1929, Northren Dvina Govrenorate wis mergit intae Northren Krai. On 30 Julie 1931, Roslyatinsky Destrict wis mergit intae Ledengsky Destrict, then in 1935 it wis re-establisht, an on 22 November 1960 Roslyatinsky Destrict wis abolisht again, an its aurie wis dividit atween Babushkinsky an Nikolsky Destricts.

## Admeenistrative an municipal diveesions
Admeenistratively, the destrict is dividit intae fifteen selsoviets. Municipally, the destrict is incorporatit as **Babushkinsky Municipal Destrict** an is dividit intae ten landwart dounsets. The municipal destrict includes aw o the inhabitit localities o the admeenistrative destrict, as well as twa landwart localities (the dounsets o Ida an Kordon) frae Gryazovetsky Destrict an ane landwart locality (the dounset o Ilezka) frae Nyuksensky Destrict.

## Economie
The economie o the destrict is based on timber production.

### Agricultur
As o 2009, thare wur twal lairge-scale ferms in the destrict, maistly producin meat an milk, as well as growin crops. The agricultur is steadily shrinkin.

### Transportation
A pavit road connectin Totma wi Nikolsk passes throu the destrict an, in parteecular, throu imeni Babushkina. Afore the road atween Totma an Veliky Ustyug alang the Sukhona wis completit in the first decade o the 2000s, this wis the anerlie road connectin Vologda an Totma tae Veliky Ustyug.

The anerlie railwey in the destrict is the Monza Railroad, biggit for timber transport an operatit bi the timber production authorities, which runs alang the border o Vologda an Kostroma Oblasts. The railwey crosses Babushkinsky Destrict frae wast tae east. Plans tae extend it further east tae Nikolsk wur niver implementit.

## Cultur an recreation

The destrict contains 1&nbsp;object classifee'd as cultural heritage o the federal significance (a monument tae Ivan Babushkin in the *selo* o imeni Babushkina) an 106&nbsp;objects classifee'd as cultural an historical heritage o local significance. Maist o thir are firthen ferms an kirks biggit afore 1917.

The anerlie state museum in the destrict is the Memorial Museum o Ivan Babushkin, locatit in imeni Babushkina.

The Ledengsk Spa Resort in imeni Babushkina uises unnergrund lakes wi heich concentration o salt.

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