Smolensk

Smolensk

  1. A very big district in western Russia.
  2. Smolensk was first mentioned in history as a city defending Central Russia in the IX-th century, thus Smolensk is at least 1150 years old.
  3. Yuri Gagarin, the first man who went to space, was from Smolensk district.
  4. Climate in Smolensk is temperate continental with cool summer and mild winter. Temperature in summer is up to +30 and in winter about -10 degrees centigrade.
  5. Smolensk is situated on the western border of Russia and on the route from Moscow to Western Europe.
  6. Smolensk is well connected with Moscow and Western Europe (Germany, France, Poland etc.) by road and railways.
  7. Smolensk is situated about 380 km from Moscow.
Smolensk

Smolensk