Notable People
Mikhail Lomonosov, a Russian polymath, generally considered to be the creator of the basis of the modern literary Russian language, was born in 1711 in the village of Denisovka (later renamed Lomonosovo in his honor) close to Kholmogory. Other notable people born within modern district limits include sculptor Fedot Shubin (1740, close to Kholmogory) and poet Nikolay Rubtsov (1936, Yemetsk). All of them left the area relatively early to pursue their careers elsewhere.
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