Editing Vychegda (section)

== History ==
The area was originally populated by [[Finno-Ugric peoples]], and was home to [[Vychegda Perm]], which was then later colonized by the [[Novgorod Republic]]. [[Solvychegodsk]] was founded in the 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 went to the Vychegda, and further they could get directly to the river basin of the [[Pechora River|Pechora]] via either the [[Cherya River|Cherya]] and the [[Izhma River|Izhma]], or via the [[Mylva River|Mylva]].<ref name="Plechko">{{cite book|last=Плечко|first= Л.А.|script-title=ru:Старинные водные пути|url=http://www.skitalets.ru/books/star_puti/|year=1985|publisher=Физкультура и спорт|location=Moscow|language=ru}}</ref>