On September 17th, Kaluga hosted events dedicated to the launch of the Cosmos charity project; children ', which was scheduled for the birthday of the scientist, the founder of cosmonautics Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , as well as the 650th anniversary of the founding of Kaluga and the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight in space.
Hero of the Soviet Union and hero of Russia, pilot-cosmonaut Sergey Krikalev , Senator of the Russian Federation Alexander Savin , Minister of the Interior Politics and Mass Communication of the Kaluga Region Oleg Kalugin , Regional Minister of Culture Pavel Suslov , Deputy Mayor of Kaluga Irina Ageeva , director of the National Museum of the History of Astronautics. K.E. Tsiolkovsky Natalya Abakumova , director of the Kaluga Puppet Theater Alexey Sokolov , director of the Cosmos Foundation for the popularization of manned astronautics; This is us & # 39;, a member of the Union of Russian Journalists Elena Metelkovskaya .
Amphibious aircraft and performance
A highlight was the landing on the water of the Yachensky Reservoir in front of the State Museum of the State of the history of astronautics. K.E. Tsiolkovsky Amphibian L-42 aircraft. It was flown by the USSR pilot-cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev and the chairman of the Flying Generation ANO. Vladimir Borisov . On the embankment, the pilots spoke with the inhabitants of Kaluga. Sergey Krikalev said the flight from Moscow lasted an hour, he also pointed out that the ditching at the museum was nice and comfortable.
Photo: Press Service of the Government of the Kaluga Region
Oleg Kalugin noted the symbolism of the original way of Sergei Krikalev's arrival in Kaluga on Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's birthday: “ This is a splash '' makes it an idea for a hydroport. Not sure if this is possible, the experts should say so, but the idea has been launched. Either way, the ditching was successful, and we are happy to welcome Sergei Konstantinovich to our beloved city. & # 39;
Photo: Press Service of the Government of the Kaluga Region
In the park named after KE Tsiolkovsky, participants in the events honored the memory of the scientist by laying flowers on his grave.
Photo: Kaluga Region Government Press Service
The Astronautical History Museum hosted a press conference dedicated to the opening of the charity project, as well as at the premiere of the play & # 39; The Pilot and the Little Prince & # 39; & # 39; created within its framework. based on the famous book Antoine de Saint-Exupéry .
Photo: Press service of the government of the Kaluga region
Directors & mdash; Russian director Dmitry Pavlov (St. Petersburg), artist Dmitry Bobrovich (Ulyanovsk) and actors from the Kaluga Puppet Theater created a scene at the Inside the walls of the museum. The prince & # 39; s story prologue and finale in the play was voiced by Sergei Krikalev.
Photo: Press service of the government of the Kaluga region
According to Elena Metelkovskaya, there will be ten charity exhibitions of the production in the museum. The show is aimed at the younger generation. The first spectators were schoolchildren from Kaluga.
In his welcome speech, the chairman of the Federation Council's commission on budget and financial markets Anatoly Artamonov congratulated the residents of Kaluga on the launch of the charity project: “ I am sure that the performance, which was created based on this fairy tale, will teach viewers about kindness, responsiveness, faith in beauty, and also draw the attention of children and adults to the attention of children and adults alike. study of science and the conquest of space. & # 39; & # 39;
“ It is symbolic that today at 164 birthday of Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, the charity project & bdquo; Cosmos for Children & ldquo; was launched at the Museum of Astronautics. Its purpose is & mdash; in an accessible and modern form to connect the knowledge of young people with achievements in the field of science and technology with the best works of art and literature, world cultural heritage ', & mdash; noted the Minister of Culture of the Kaluga region.