Where tchaikovsky grew up?

Tchaikovsky was born in 1840 in Votkinsk, a small town in the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. He grew up in a musical family and began studying music at an early age. In 1850, he moved to Saint Petersburg to study at the Imperial School of Jurisprudence. After graduating, he worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Justice. However, he soon decided to pursue a career in music and enrolled at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1862. He graduated in 1865 and began teaching music. Tchaikovsky went on to become one of the most famous and beloved composers in history.