We are proud of our town because its life has always been connected with the history of Russia

The first record of Tula is dated 1146. In 1380 the host of Golden Horde was stopped and crushed at Kulikovo Pole (Tula Region). The memorial temple and the sublime stele there is a shrine for every Russian – it is a place the history of Russian state roots in.

In 1552 the Crimean Khan Devlet Girey failed to capture Tula Fortress as well as Napoleon in 1812.

Tula has long been notable as the main armory on the close approaches to Moscow.
In 1941 Tula defenders were deterring the tank army Gurderian for 45 days making the enemy fall back.

It was the beginning of the glorious path to the victory in the World War II.

More than 200 people were awarded a high title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. Over 170 thousand inhabitants of Tula and Tula region got medals.
In 1976 Tula was honoured with the title of «Hero City».

The destination to fight enemies and appropriate nature resources for metallurgical industry influenced the economic development of the city. The first Russian arm factory was set up here by Peter I.

The first metal works and samovars factory sprung up also in Tula.

Legends were made about Tula high-skilled craftsmen, armoures, smiths. Everybody has heard about N. Leskov’s Levsha.

The culture of Tula reflects its history. The unique Museum of Arms, the Museum of Gingerbread, the Museum of Samovars with the riveting variety of the exhibits are the symbols of the city.

Tula Regional Museum of Fine Arts comprises the impressive collection of Russian and European paintings and numerous works of folk crafts.

The Kremlin Garden, the Belousovsky and Aleksandrovsky Parks, theatres, architectural monuments, churches contribute to the charm of Tula.

Living in Tula we can’t help saying about
Vasily Polenov and his masterpieces
Leo Tolstoy and his estate Yasnaya Polyana
Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852)
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883)
Gleb Uspensky (1843-1902)
Vikenty Veresaev (1867-1945)

Tula has always been associated with the names of
Sergey Mosin (1849-1902) The designer of 7.62 rifle
Michael Kalashnikov, the designer of AK-47
Andrey Bolotov, a scientist, one of the founders of the Russian agronomy
Vsevolod Rudnev, the commander of heroic cruiser «Varyag»

Our city has made a great contribution into sport life of Russia:
V. Vedenin – the Olympic champion in skilling (1972)

Especially we’d like to name
former and present pupils of our school №58
Ponikarova Nastya the World champion in aesthetic gymnastics
Irina Kirilova the Olympic champion in volleyball
Dima Kornilov the winner in the Paralympic Games in racing
Boris Ferdman the Olympic champion in swimming

In spite of the fact that Tula has been forgeing arms for centuries it is a peaceful, benevolent, hospitable place.