Kaluga Oblast - Distinguished People

Distinguished People

  • Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) — a Russian and Soviet self-trained scientist, researcher, and school teacher.
  • Saint Ambrose of Optina (1812–1891) — a minister of the Russian Orthodox Church, Hieromonk.
  • Pavel M. Golubitsky (1845–1911) — a Russian inventor of telephony and a public figure.

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