Tarusa (Таруса in Russian) is a town in the Kaluga Oblast in Russia. It is located on the left bank of the Oka River, 36 km north of Serpukhov and 76 km northeast of Kaluga. Kaluga Oblast (Russian: ) (29,900 km², pop. ... Oka (Russian: Ока́) is a great river in Russia, the biggest right confluent of the Volga. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Serpukhov (Се́рпухов) (population 130,000) is an old Russian town in Moscow region, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka river and the Nara river. ... Konstantin Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Kaluga, built in 1967 Kaluga (Калу́га in Russian) is a city in central Russia on the Oka River 188 km southwest of Moscow, administrative center of Kaluga Oblast. ...

The town of Tarusa is known to have existed since 1246, when it was the capital of one of the Upper Principalities. Later, the local rulers moved their seats to Meshchovsk and Boryatino, and Tarusa was subjugated by Muscovy in the late 14th century. Tarusa has been used as a stronghold at the southern approaches to Moscow in the 15th-17th centuries. The Soviet authority in Tarusa was established on December 27, 1917. The town was occupied by the Germans between October 24 and December 19, 1941. Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. ... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Soviet redirects here. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

A number of famous Russian people used to live and create in Tarusa, such as painter Viktor Borisov-Musatov, crystallograph Georgi Wolf, writer Konstantin Paustovsky, sculptor Vasili Vatagin, painters Nikolai Krymov and Vasili Baksheyev and others. Vasily Polenov's museum is located not far from Tarusa. A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Crystallography (from the Greek words crystallon = cold drop / frozen drop, with its meaning extending to all solids with some degree of transparency, and graphein = write) is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Russian: , 1892- July 14, 1968) was a Russian writer. ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ... Polenov Vasily Dmitrievich (20. ...