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“Tomorrow we will definitely learn to do things we cannot do today. An early man could not do a lot of things we do now. Only the most senseless of the primitive human beings thought of and did KKonstantinonstantin E.E. Tsiolkovsky,Tsiolkovsky, only what they already knew how to do”. the founding father of modern cosmonautics Upcoming

April 9-10, 2011. Kaluga MMAN-EARTH-SPACEAN-EARTH-SPACE International Conference dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight According to its organizers, Government of Kaluga Region and Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, the conference will become a prominent event of the Year of the Russian Cosmonautics. Government officials and space industry representatives are to discuss philosophic and practical aspects related to manned spaceflights, cosmonautics and aerospace education issues, as well as the industry outlook. Apart from that they will look into the potential of new technologies and technical solutions application in the rocket and space industry.

May 19-20, 2011. Obninsk

IIII OOBNINSKBNINSK IINNOVATIONNNOVATION FFORUMORUM The list of key topics to be discussed at the forum includes best practices in the field of national and international innovative systems formation, non-standard solutions applied as well as problems the innovators had to tackle. Participants from countries with a strong innovative track record, such as Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, Singapore, were invited. The forum organizers are positive that the attendees will come up with innovative proposals and recipes to build a new economy in Kaluga Region. The event will promote and foster business contacts and will definitely become a place where smart investors find promising projects and technologies.

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The year 2011 was announced the lived and worked in our city. Even the names We will cover a number of unique solutions Year of Space in Russia by the Decree of of Kaluga streets remind of the conquest of developed by the leading innovative com- the Russian President. On April 12 we will space: Korolev Street, Gagarin Street, Cos- panies of the region. celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first monaut Komarov Street… I do not want to In addition, we will invite you to a walk manned spaceflight, which became the sound pretentious, but they are much more along the space-related tourist paths in Kalu- greatest breakthrough not only in the 20th than just names for Kaluga residents. This is ga. You should admit that in spring it is espe- century history, but in the entire history of hu- a tribute to all those who laid the foundation cially pleasant to explore the most interest- man civilization. for scientific breakthroughs, as well as those ing sites related to Kaluga’s space heritage, Surely, we could not stay away from who continuously work in one of the most ex- briefly escaping the daily routine. such an occasion, as Kaluga Region is citing spheres of human knowledge to make closely associated with the space industry. a new innovative breakthrough a reality. This Svetlana Kozeneva, Such prominent space scientists as Konstan- issue features some of the most interesting Director, News agency “Kaluga” tin Tsiolkovsky and Alexander Chizhevsky and ambitious projects of Kaluga scientists. www.arrko.ru Investment 2 Newslletter Topic of the issue No. 2,2011

SPACE INDUSTRY AS A FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Kaluga Region is the cradle of cosmonautics, the home of the world’s first nuclear power station, the land of gifted scientists and greatest discoveries. The region enjoys a strong image of a place where innovations thrive. Surely, we are proud of our past and look to the future with optimism, hoping for a new innovative breakthrough. All what it takes is in place here, in Kaluga Region.

“Each human being should live and Today Kaluga Region is more than vorable conditions for an innovative break- think as if he could achieve everything ever interested in promotion of innovations’ through. On the regional level, the Ministry sooner or later”, development. We have done a lot for shift- for Information Society Development and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ing to the knowledge economy. However, Innovations has devised a package of we need to speed up the development pro- measures aimed at support of science-in- cess, to find new tools and mechanisms to tensive and hi-tech companies. R&D allo- ensure higher innovative activity. In the re- cations in the region demonstrate a steady cent years we witnessed a drastic improve- growth, today their absolute value already ment in this field. According to Anatoly Sot- exceeds the average Russian figure. Ac- nikov, Director General of the Agency for cording to Rusnanotech, Kaluga Region is MMaximaxim SShereykin,hereykin, Innovative Development, this is explained one of the top ten Russian regions in terms Deputy Governor by a number of factors: of the number of submitted applications. of Kaluga Region, head of the Ministry – 2030 Social and Economic Develop- 2012 will see the commissioning of 7,500 for Information Society ment Strategy was adopted in 2010; its sq.meter business incubator. We have in Development and Innovations main objective is to build an innovative place virtually everything, which is needed of Kaluga Region economy; to create hi-tech clusters: automotive, bio “Currently we are at the stage – Kaluga Region managed to succeed pharmaceutical, nuclear medicine. when innovations appear to both in its industry modernization and in In 2010 Kaluga Region became a be the only efficient path to attracting investors, which resulted in huge founding member of the Association of regional budget growth. As a result Kaluga Russian Innovative Regions. This clearly economic growth. We want to Region government had sufficient funds to demonstrates that the region has a signifi- capitalize on Russian technolo- invest in highly efficient technologies and cant innovative potential. 33 companies, gies and make our intellectual the innovative infrastructure; including 3 state-owned scientific centers, property a source of profit. Only – the Government of the Russian are engaged in R&D activities. Kaluga in such a case we will see higher Federation has issued 2020 Innovative Region holds one of the top positions in Development Strategy providing for sup- the Russian Federation in terms of the spe- salaries and bigger budgets… port of highly innovative regions. This is a cific number of scientists. Kaluga scientists That is why we decided to estab- great incentive to invest in innovations and successfully completed a number of R&D lish a high-tech park in Obninsk something to go for; projects on a broad range of subjects, with the view to promote innova- – and, most importantly, there is an ef- including nuclear energy, next genera- tive business”. ficient infrastructure to support innovative tion materials, bio technologies and phar- companies in Kaluga Region: there are 5 maceuticals, IT and electronics, wireless business incubators, the Russian technol- equipment, instrumentation, etc. Neverthe- ogy transfer network, Obninsk Center for less, the people of Kaluga still try to reach Science and Technologies, the Venture for the stars – in the literal and figurative and Guarantee funds, the Centers for Col- senses of this phrase. The space industry “I believe in the innova- lective Use and Prototyping. The region companies play a very special role in the tive breakthrough, and our Agency will do its best to en- has accumulated a unique experience in region, forming the basis for science-inten- sure it. The evident political personnel training in the field of innova- sive segment development. will to promote innovations, tive process management. A federal high- Tekhnologiya Research and Production both in Russia in general and tech park is currently being organized in Company, Obninsk, preserves the heritage AAnatolynatoly SSotnikov,otnikov, Director General, in Kaluga Region in particu- Obninsk, the first science city in Russia. of the Russian space industry. Products, Agency for Innova- lar, is very encouraging. The The above factors coupled with the materials and technologies developed by tive Development – most crucial success factor is commitment of the federal development its specialists are widely used in produc- Center for Cluster the availability of a result-ori- Development of agencies – Rusnano, Russian Venture Com- tion of satellites, launch vehicles, S-300 Kaluga Region ented team of professionals in Kaluga Region”. pany, Vnesheconombank, etc. – create fa- and S-400 surface-to-air missile systems.

“I often hear a question: Where should we get innovations from? We successfully addressed this issue, having built a pipeline, which will transform R&D results into finished products. This involves subsidies, training, venture financing, provision of premises and equipment in the high-tech park. “It is necessary to support new ideas. Not We have established the Agency for Innovative Development, which is familiar with the needs of many dare but this is a very rare quality innovators. The establishment of a special economic zone, where new technologies are developed and commercialized, would become a logical final stage for the afore-mentioned pipeline”, Maxim in people”, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Shereykin

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In 2010 Russia remained an undisputable leader in terms of the number of space launches – 31 out of 74 launches were performed by Russian LVs. 2011 is to become a momentous year for many space programs, including those implemented with the participation of Kaluga Region space industry companies. Investment 4 Newslletter Tourism No. 2,2011

SPACE-RELATED TOURIST PATHS IN KALUGA

The cradle of cosmonautics, the city of Tsiolkovsky… For decades Kaluga has being strongly associated with space ex- ploration. The first Russian museum of cosmonautics was opened there. Russian cosmonauts always come to Kaluga before the mission and immediately after return to the Earth: this tradition was started by Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut in the history of the human kind. In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin’s flight, we invite you to take a stroll along the space-related paths in Kaluga.

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1 The idea of the space exploration was first The museum complex includes a planetarium, 5 The park adjacent to the museum used to enunciated in the books written by Konstantin where visitors can take an impressively realistic be the place where Konstantin Tsiolkovsky liked Tsiolkovsky, who lived in Kaluga for 43 years. virtual trip to the outer space, thanks to sophisti- to take walks. Now it is called after the famous His scientific legacy became a cornerstone of cated visual effects. The planetarium also offers scientist, who was buried in the central part of the exhibits of the State Museum of Cosmonau- thematic lectures. the park in 1935. There is a monument on his tics, one of the city’s landmarks. It’s a proven grave with an inscription, which reads: “The hu- fact that the museum holds the largest collec- man race will not stay on the Earth forever; in tion of space-related items in the world. Sergei 3 Visitors may get photographed in space- the quest for light and space, it will first timidly Korolev, a prominent Russian spacecraft de- suits, watch a video in the rocketry hall of the cross the boundaries of the atmosphere, and signer, and Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut, museum, buy souvenirs and books published then it will conquer the entire solar system”. were among those who took an active part in by the museum. Excursions are held in the Rus- The Museum of Cosmonautics and Tsiol- the museum creation. Yuri Gagarin even laid sian, English, German, and French languages. kovsky Park are located along the street named the first stone of the future museum. after Academician Korolev. Sergei Korolev, an outstanding Russian spacecraft designer, 4 In front of the museum, there is an exhibit visited Kaluga many times, when Konstantin 2 The unique collection of the museum of special value – Vostok rocket. Yuri Gagarin’s Tsiolkovsky was still alive. The Museum of Cos- cov ers the whole history of cosmonautics – spacecraft was put into orbit in 1961 by a simi- monautics is to a certain extent his creation, as from the first artificial satellite to state-of-the- lar rocket. Although this particular rocket has Sergei Korolev used to send unique exhibits art space stations. The exhibits, which actually never been launched, it traveled the world’s for its collection. This spring, when the Russian traveled to the outer space, like reentry vehi- best exhibitions: Le Bourget Air Show in Paris, cosmonautics celebrates its anniversary, a new cles, Raduga recoverable capsule, moon soil, exhibitions in Rome, Turin, Bucharest, Budapest, small public garden will be opened on Korolev first cosmonauts’ spacesuits, ejection seats, and Prague. Later on the rocket became a part Street and Tsiolkovsky Street crossing. There space food, etc., have special significance. of the Kaluga museum permanent exhibition. will be a bronze statue of the two geniuses of Investment No. 2, 2011 Tourism Newslletter 5

the Russian space science, Tsiolkovsky and Ko- middle of the square another symbol of Kaluga rolev, the theorist and the practitioner. is located, a monument to Konstantin Tsiolko- vsky. The sculpture depicts the scientist taking a walk: he is dressed in a cape coat, which he 6 Let’s go down Tsiolkovsky Street to the used to wear. There is a rocket behind Tsiolko- Oka – here is a small wooden house, where vsky’s figure. According to Tsiolkovsky, only “I strongly believe in the futu- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s family lived for almost rockets could fly a man to the outer space. re of my ideas and the trium- 30 years. Currently it hosts Tsiolkovsky’s muse- ph of science” um. The interior design, the adjacent buildings, AAlexanderlexander CChizhevskyhizhevsky (1897–1964), the yard and the garden were skillfully recre- 9 Turning from Mir Square to Bolshevikov was a biophysicist, a founding farther of ated. The majority of the exhibits are the per- Street and passing one block to the crossing heliobiology and air ionization studies. Philosopher, sonal belongings of the scientist and his family with Tsiolkovsky Street, you will find another poet and artist members. house where Konstantin Tsiolkovsky spent his For more details visit: wwww.chizhevsky.ruww.chizhevsky.ru

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7 From Tsiolkovsky’s museum turn left onto last three years. This was a gift from the local Cosmonaut Volkov Street. In a couple of minu- authorities for the 75th birthday of the former tes you will find yourself near the main entry physics teacher. This is the place where Kon- “The Earth is the cradle road to the city. The main landmark immedi- stantin Tsiolkovsky’s descendants currently re- of the mind, but you can not ately catching the eye is the memorial complex side. stay in a cradle forever” dedicated to the 600th anniversary of Kaluga KKonstantinonstantin TTsiolkovskysiolkovsky (1857–1935), or “Sharik” (the Ball), as Kaluga residents call scientist and inventor, who worked in the field 1100 of aerodynamics, rocketry and aeronautics theory. it. A huge ball symbolizes the Earth orbited by Alexander Chizhevsky’s inventions be- He is a founding father of cosmonautics Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut. Yuri Gagarin came a part of the global heritage. The sci- sculpture is located on a 20-meter stele. Six entist also lived in Kaluga; here he made his For more details visit: wwww.tsiolkovsky.ruww.tsiolkovsky.ru sculptures alongside the street named after first discoveries in the field of air ionization and Gagarin depict six centuries in the history of heliobiology. 62 Moskovskaya Street, where Kaluga. the Chizhevskys lived, is currently his museum. This is the only museum of the scientist, who was rightfully called “a citizen of the world”, “After a walk I feel rejuvenated, and, 8 Gagarin Street plays a special role for “Leonar do da Vinci of the 20th century”. The most importantly, I feel that thanks to Kaluga – it is the main entrance to the city museum collection features various items re- the physical activity my mind becomes center. It begins near the bridge over the Oka lated to the life and work of the prominent refreshed and clear”, (which also bears the name of Gagarin) and biophysicist, as well as his paintings and philo- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ends at the circular street, Mir Square. In the sophic poetry of immense depth.

To organize a tour, guided tour, transportation and to arrange for interpretation please contact Kaluzhskiy Krai Tourist Information Center at +7 /4842/ 56-25-78; www.visit-kaluga.ru Investment 6 Newslletter New Development Territory No. 2,2011

THE CITY OF LYUDINOVO AND LYUDINOVO DISTRICT

“Lyudinovo is to become another point of growth on the region’s map”, Anatoly Artamonov, Governor of Kaluga Region

DDaniilaniil AAganichev,ganichev, Mayor, Lyudinovo and Lyudinovo District “We’re ready to provide sites for construction of both large and small production facilities and actively support their develop- ment. We have everything neces- CCityity ooff LLyudinovo,yudinovo, LLyudinovoyudinovo DDistrictistrict ccenterenter sary for the most ambitious investment projects’ implemen- TThehe ddistrictistrict aarearea MMotorwaysotorways aandnd RRailwaysailways tation: sufficient power supply 2 sources, a well-developed trans- 954,5 кm Passenger and freight railway hubs portation system, skilled person- TThehe ddistrictistrict ppopulationopulation DDistanceistance ffromrom KKalugaaluga nel, advanced social infrastruc- 45,300 people 180 кm DDistrictistrict ccenterenter DDistanceistance ffromrom MMoscowoscow (M3(M3 HHighway)ighway) ture, as well as forests and water Lyudinovo 43,4 кm2 350 кm resources”. LLyudinovoyudinovo ppopulationopulation DDistanceistance ffromrom BBryanskryansk ((M3M3 HHighway)ighway) 41,000 people 70 кm

LLANDAND OOFF LLAKESAKES “We pay much attention to Policy and Sports Department, believes healthcare, development of The nature of Lyudinovo district is in- that the tourism industry is set to develop sports and tourism, as well deed unique. Forests account for about successfully due to Lyudinovo district’s as to education and culture. 60% of its territory. The district has the low- natu ral resources. In the district, nature A lot has been done to de- velop and improve the look est percentage of farmland in the region, itself has created excellent conditions for TTatyanaatyana KKrinitsyna,rinitsyna, that is why pristine landscapes dominate the development of the recreation industry, head of the of our cities and towns. We Healthcare, Youth seek to make our district and here. But its chief advantage is its water rural tourism and sports tourism. The key Policy and Sports the city comfortable for work resources. Fourteen large and small riv- objective of Lyudinovo District’s authorities Department of the and life and attractive for government of the ers run through the district. Seven artificial is to efficiently use these resources. To at- city of Lyudinovo investments. All necessary tain the objective, the commitment on the and Lyudinovo pre-conditions are in place, water reservoirs and ponds are located District and we continuously work on here. First of all, this is the Lompad Lake, part of businesses and government author- further improvements”. the largest in the region, which is one of ities, as well as mutual understanding are Kaluga Region’s seven wonders. required. The local authorities are ready to It’s hard to find a more attractive place cooperate with business entities, who wish for active recreation, tourism, swimming, to develop tourism or any other segments sailing and powerboating. Tatyana Krinit- of the economy. syna, the head of the Healthcare, Youth

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IINDUSTRIALNDUSTRIAL POINTPOINT OOFF GROWTHGROWTH plant is in high demand with both railroads “While implementing the up- Historically Lyudinovo District has and manufacturing businesses. grading and output increase been a leading industrial center of the re- Krontif-Tsentr ZAO is also actively pro- programs, naturally we think gion. It has vast economic and investment moting its products in the markets and in- of the human resources as- potential. The district economy is domi- troducing new ones. The plant has recently pect. We rely on the district’s vocational education system: nated by large manufacturing businesses. produced samples of various kinds of brick AAlexanderlexander it is geared to the modern They produce diesel locomotives, railroad lining and composite boards with durable SShirokovskikh,hirokovskikh, requirements and helps us Managing maintenance equipment, railroad cars, hy- insertions for the metals and mining indus- Director, timely address our HR needs. draulic machinery, power cables and vari- try. Currently the company closely coop- Krontif-Tsentr ZAO All elements of vocational ous cast iron products. Businesses have big erates with the UK, German and Finnish education exist in the re- gion – from elementary and opportunities for developing, introducing consumers. There are more such examples. secondary vocational training (the industrial and manufacturing modern, competitive There is a lot of promising projects in the college) to higher education (a branch of products. The district’s businessmen aim to district. Huge investments are required to Bryansk State Technical University). It is very promote investments and innovation and successfully implement them. They are nec- important to find ways of cooperating with essary both for developing existing busi- education institutions – the most efficient to manufacture products that will be in high and mutually beneficial ones. This is required demand among consumers. In the district, nesses and starting up new ones. for our future success, because, due to the there are already many examples of new Pursuant to 2030 Kaluga Region’s implementation of new investment program, developments being introduced due to in- development strategy, Lyudinovo will be requirements for personnel education level novation, as well as of production facilities an industrial point of growth in the south- will only increase”. being upgraded and equipped with new western part of Kaluga Region. Work is machinery, conditions for normal opera- already being done to implement this idea. tions being created and wages being in- The district has necessary power genera- creased. tion capacities and an advanced natu- Lyudinovo Machinery Plant, the dis- ral gas and water supply system, which trict’s oldest production facility, which has makes almost any projects viable. Invest- set up a joint venture with Goetz of Germa- ments are projected to be made in manu- ny, produces compact boiler rooms, heat facturing businesses, a technology park for exchangers and potable water and waste- small businesses and social infrastructure. water treatment facilities. These products The district’s government has prepared a are widely used, including in the region’s number of measures to support investments. industrial parks. Lyudinovo’s residents have high hopes for The diesel locomotive plant, which is the creation of a special economic zone a part of Sinara Transportation Equipment in the district. This will give momentum to VViewiew ttoo tthehe LLompadompad ffromrom tthehe eembankmentmbankment holding, has also launched a major up- the development of not only Lyudinovo’s grade program. The plant is working hard economy but also that of the entire south- “We’ve already seen improve- to develop innovative shunting equipment. ern part of the region. ments but we look forward to Upgraded equipment produced by the new, more ambitious projects whose common purpose is to im- prove the living standards of all Lyudinovo District residents,” Daniil Aganichev.

To choose a site that best suits your needs and to get necessary advice, you can contact specialists at the Kaluga Region’s Agency for Regional Development, which is implementing a project to introduce municipal investment datasheets, documents containing detailed information on the investment potential of particular areas. To contact the Agency for Regional Development please, call +7 (4842) 76-27-00 or visit www. arrko.ru or you can directly contact Lyudinovo District government at +7 (48444) 6-28-61 or visit www.admoblkaluga.ru; [email protected] IInvestmentnvestment No. 2,2011 NNewsletterewsletter Kaluga Region

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measures aimed at promoting innovations had become an attractive investment des- 2011 – TIME TO INVEST IN RUSSIA should include support for high-tech pro- tination for German companies. Among ducts exports. All restrictions on acquisition foreign countries that cooperate with the of new technologies should be lifted and region, Germany is the undisputable lead- MIPIM 2011 international show has been the quality of intellectual property mana- er. German investments account for 22% held in Cannes. As a part of Russia’s na- gement should be improved. of all foreign investments in the region. tional exhibition, Kaluga Region’s promi- About 15 Russian-German joint ventures sing projects were presented. For a third are registered in the region. The largest of year in a row, foreign investment in the WWW.ARRKO.RU – GOLDEN WEB SITE them is currently the project, implemented region exceeded $1 billion. Last year our by Volkswagen. There is also German cap- region accounted for over 8% of the total ital in the region’s pharmaceutical cluster. foreign direct investments in Russia. Suc- Germany’s STADA group has made the cess is driven by fast infrastructure develop- The Agency for Regional Development of Obninsk-based Chemopharm plant its ment, namely the creation of industrial Kaluga Region became the winner of the main facility for solid dosage form produc- parks. Three of them were presented by 11th All-Russian Gold Web Site contest. tion in Russia. the region at the MIPIM show. The delega- This is one of the Russian Internet’s oldest tion was headed by Anatoly Artamonov, and most prestigious awards aimed at ma- the Governor of Kaluga Region. He spoke king Russian-language Web projects more at 2011 – Time to Invest in Russia confer- popular. For 14 years of its existence, tens PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION IS A KEY TO ence. Virtually all businessmen were unani- of thousands of Web sites have sought the BUSINESS SUCCESS mous – for the first time ever a government award. This year over 50 award catego- official spoke their language. ries were contested by 1,500 participating In January 2011 Mistral, one of the top Web sites, 400 of which were short-listed players in the Russian translation services for the finals. Online voting took place on market, opened its office in Kaluga. The INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS SHOULD the pages of the 3DNews online publica- list of Mistral customers includes some of BECOME COMPETITIVE tion. Over 200,000 people have taken the leading international companies, such part in it – this is a record number of visitors! as BASF, Boeing, Lufthansa, Air France/ The full list of the winners can be found at KLM, Ford, Shell, Henkel, etc. The compa- The Governor of Kaluga Region attended www.goldensite.ru. the international conference entitled: Russia ny’s experience in the corporate segment and the World: Looking for an Innovative exceeds 14 years. Today Kaluga busi- Strategy. In his speech, the Governor said nesses and foreign companies operating that the creation of an innovative economy INVESTMENT DESTINATION FOR GERMAN in the local market can benefit from Mistral was high on the regional Government’s BUSINESSES vast experience and knowledge, hi-tech agenda. Currently, an innovative break- resources and competences. through in the domestic economy’s de- A Bundestag delegation has visited Kaluga velopment is impossible without a stable Region. German MPs, businessmen and demand for innovative products. Important journalists saw first-hand the region that

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