Famous people

On 7 July 2009, Obraztsova's 70th birthday was marked with a special program at the Mikhailovsky Theater that included ballet performances, opera arias, excerpts from films, and jazz and piano recitals.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

5 (17) in September 1857, Izhevsk, Ryazan Province, Russian Empire - September 19th, 1935, Kaluga, USSR) - Russian and Soviet scientist and inventor of the self-taught, a school teacher. The founder of theoretical astronautics. Justify the use of rockets to fly in space, came to the conclusion that the use of "rocket trains" - prototypes multistage rockets. Main areas of research are aeronautics, astronautics and rocket dynamics.