POSTCARD N.102 - RUSSIA

Postcrossing postcard sent on the 16th March, received on the 28th March 2023

Postcard image: Cosmonautica History State Museum Kaluga 
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The Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, in Kaluga, was the first museum ever opened dedicated to the history os space exploration, so tells me Julia, whom I thank for the interesting postcard that arrived inside cover #227.

Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky himself, a pioneer of astronautics, who lived in a cabin on the outskirts of Kaluga, which is now, I believe, part of the Museum that bears his name,  was himself the subject of another postcard that Julia had already sent me, so this makes for a very interesting fine piece.

Of note also is the fact that the foundation stone for the Museum was laid by no other that Yuri Gagarin, the first man ever to go to space, on 13 June 1961.

The museum itself contains two mais permanent exhibition areas, one devoted to the works and life of Tsiolkovsky, and the other to the history of space exploration.

as a rather curious add-on, Julia has also sent me a sample of the Museum's admission ticket.