Vyazma Railway College Efrem Mukhin Vyazma Medical College Sports The town association football club, FK Vyazma, plays in the Amateur football league. The town is known for the aviation-squadron Vyazma Russ which flies in Aero L-39 Albatros jet aircraft. Climate Notable people Boris Almazov (1827–1876), poet, translator and literary critic Leonid Teliga (1917-1970), Polish sailor Sergei Davydov (born 1979), football player Igor Korobov (1956–2018), chief of GRU Anatoli Papanov (1922–1987), film and theater actor and director Nikolai Plotnikov (1897–1979), film and theater actor Vasily Stroganov (1858–1938), physician and scientist Klaudia Sergejewna Kildisheva (1917 - 1994), aviation engineer and Hero of Socialist Labor Pavel Yushkov (born 1979), former Russian professional footballer References Notes Sources Further reading Vinogradov, Ivan Pavlovich. (1890) Historical Sketch of Vyazma from ancient times until the 17th century. (Inclusive) (Исторический очерк города Вязьмы с древнейших времен до XVII в. (включительно)) at Runivers.ru in DjVu and PDF formats External links Official website of Vyazma Pictures of Vyazma Cities and towns in Smolensk Oblast Vyazemsky Uyezd