Museum of Cosmonautics in Tomashovka

The only museum of cosmonautics in Belarus is located in this village. The first cosmonaut, a native of Belarus, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Pyotr Klimuk was born in the small village of Komarovka, not far from Tomashovka. The museum presents unique personal belongings of the astronaut, including those that have been in space. Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk, Colonel General of Aviation, made three space flights (1973, 1975, 1978). During the latter, from June 27 to July 5, 1978, he was the commander of the crew, which included cosmonaut-researcher Miroslav Germashevsky, citizen of Poland. In just three flights, Pyotr Klimuk flew in space for 78 days 18 hours 18 minutes 42 seconds. In 1991-2003 he was the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center. Yu.A. Gagarin.

The village also houses a cemetery for fallen soldiers and officers of the First World War. In 1262 graves (including 12 mass graves) 1346 soldiers of the Russian army and the army of the German Empire and its allies who died in the battles of 1915-1916 are buried. The cemetery was first landscaped in 1919 at the expense of the International Red Cross, now it is kept in perfect order at the expense of the Belarusian state.