NB: Gilyarovsky, Vladimir Alekseyevich (31 December 1927). "1: Детство [Childhood]". Мои скитания: Повесть бродяжной жизни [My travels: a tale of a wandering life]. Classic Russian Non-Fiction (in Russian). IQ Publishing Solutions LLC (published 1927). ISBN9785447804800. Retrieved 2017-02-16. Vologda. Koren' etogo slova, dumayu, volok i tol'ko volok. [Vologda. The root of this word, I think, is volok and only volok.