Penza Oblast

Penza Oblast (Russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, Penzenskaya oblast) is a administrative division of Russia. Geography Penza Oblast has over 3000 rivers; the overall length is 15,458 km. In the waters of the Oblast, there are about 50 species of fish. History The regional center of Penza was built in 1663 as a Russian fortress. Economy Penza Oblast is a part of the Volga economic region. People Population of this oblast: 1,386,186 (2010). Ethnic composition (2010): Russians - 86.8% Tatars - 6.4% others - 6.8% Notable people Aristarkh Lentulov, avant-garde artist Mikhail Lermontov, poet, writer, dramaturge, painter and officer. Victor Skumin, philosopher, writer, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and medical doctor. Related pages Russia References Other websites People born in Penza Oblast