Klushino 's a village in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, situated on the old road between Vyazma and Mozhaysk, not far from Gzhatsk. It was the site of a major battle in the Russo-Polish War (1605-1618). The village's also known as the birthplace of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to be launched in space. There's a Gagarin museum devoted to Gagarin and his family.… (More on Klushino)