Smolensk
- A very big district in western Russia.
- 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.
- Yuri Gagarin, the first man who went to space, was from Smolensk district.
- 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.
- Smolensk is situated on the western border of Russia and on the route from Moscow to Western Europe.
- Smolensk is well connected with Moscow and Western Europe (Germany, France, Poland etc.) by road and railways.
- Smolensk is situated about 380 km from Moscow.
Smolensk