Kaluga Oblast

Among the regions of Russia, Kaluga Oblast stands out for its role in the history of astronautics and its wooded Central Russian setting. The Oka, a major tributary of the Volga, flows through the oblast and past Kaluga, its administrative centre. Kaluga is closely associated with Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the pioneer of astronautical theory who lived and worked in the city; the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics continues that connection. Near Kozelsk, the Orthodox monastery of Optina Pustyn is another enduring cultural landmark. Forests, farmland and small towns give the wider region a measured inland character. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Kaluga Oblast.

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