History
The area was originally populated by Finno-Ugric peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic. Solvychegodsk was founded in 14th century, Yarensk has been known since 1374. The area was attractive in the first instance because of the fur trading. From the Northern Dvina, the merchants wento to the Vychegda, and further they could get directly to the river basin of the Pechora via either the Cherya and the Izhma, or the Mylva.
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