Izhevsk (English) Ижевск (Russian) Иж (Udmurt)
Izhevsk on the 2005 map of Russia
Coordinates 56°50′N 53°11′ECoordinates: 56°50′N 53°11′E
Coat of Arms	Flag
City Day: June 12
Federal subject Municipal status In jurisdiction of Capital of	Udmurt Republic Urban okrug Udmurt Republic Udmurt Republic
Head	Viktor Balakin
Legislative body	City Duma
Charter	Charter of Izhevsk
Area
Area - Rank	316.66 km² n/a
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank - Density	632,140 inhabitants 20th 1,996.3 inhab. / km²
Founded	April 10, 1760
Town status	1918
Renamed Ustinov	1985
Renamed Izhevsk	1987
Other information
Postal code	426xxx
Dialing code	+7 3412
Official website
http://www.izh.ru/

Izhevsk (Russian: Иже́вск; Udmurt: Иж), from 1985 to 1987—Ustinov (Усти́нов), after Dmitry Ustinov, is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Izh River in the Western Urals area. It is served by Izhevsk Airport. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjects[1]. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament). ... Federal subjects of the Russian Federation Being the largest country in the world, and one of the most populated, Russia incorporates several types and levels of subdivisions. ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) or Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) or Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) or Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A legislature is a type of deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... This is a list of cities and towns in Russia with population over 50,000, grouped by federal subject and sorted by population. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ... // Proposed Country Code: 3 In 1996, the European Commission proposed the introduction of a single telephone numbering plan, in which all European Union member states would use the code 3. Calls between member states would no longer require the use of the international access code 00. This proposal would have... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Udmurt (удмурт кыл, udmurt kyl) is a Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Udmurts, native of the Russian constituent republic of Udmurtia, where it is co-official with the Russian language. ... Dimitri Fyodorovich Ustinov (October 17, 1908–December 20, 1984) was Defense Minister of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death. ... Types of inhabited localities in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) or Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Map of the Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains (Russian: , Uralskiye gory) (also known as the Urals, the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity, and known as the Stone Belt) are a mountain range that runs roughly north and south through western Russia. ... Izhevsk (also Izhevsk Southeast) (ICAO: USII) is an airport in Udmurtia, Russia located 15 km east of Izhevsk. ...

Formerly an engineering town, it was established as a place where all manner of metalworking was done, especially the manufacture of machinery and arms. Izhevsk is the site of one of the most famous arsenals in Russia, at which Mikhail Kalashnikov designed his famous AK-47 assault rifle. As of 2006, Kalashnikov still lives in Izhevsk. There are also automobile and motorcycle production plants — the vehicles bear the brandname IZH (ИЖ). The city is also the birthplace of current NBA player Andrei Kirilenko, who, incidentally, bears the nickname "AK-47" (from his initials and uniform number with the Utah Jazz). Mikhail Kalashnikov, circa 2000 Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov (Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников, born November 10, 1919) is a famous Russian gun designer. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ... Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Motorcyclists take a break from the road A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ... IZH (ИЖ) is a weapons manufacturer in Izhevsk, Russia that makes the well known AK-47 Kalashnikov but also have a civilian production of automobiles and motorcycles. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens basketball league. ... Andrei Kirilenko going for a dunk Andrei Kirilenko (Russian:Андрей Кириле́нко; born February 18, 1981) is a small forward, currently playing for the Utah Jazz team in the National Basketball Association. ... The Utah Jazz are a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...

During Soviet times Izhevsk was a closed city, with restricted access for foreign people, due to the large amount of military manufacturing that was done there. A closed city (town) is a city/town with travel and residency restrictions in the former Soviet Union, or in a CIS country. ...

In 2006, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez visited Izhevsk to tour the Izhmash manufacturing center where many modern armaments and other goods are still produced. During this visit he announced his government's intention to purchase a large number of Izhevsk-produced rifles. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ) (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. ...

Education

Map of Izhevsk

Presidential Palace of Udmurt Republic, located in Izhevsk

Eternal Flame Monument for WWII Victims

Izhevsk is the scientific and cultural center of the Udmurt Republic. The state took a major share in childcare and education from early on. 320 public kindergartens/preschools provide affordable childcare for 32,000 children. 100 public schools provide free general education to over 100,000 Izhevsk students. A wide variety of technical colleges and two-year professional schools award associate degrees, most notably in medical assistance, performing arts and teaching. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 567 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (605 × 640 pixel, file size: 217 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Personal photos, I made it I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 567 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (605 × 640 pixel, file size: 217 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Personal photos, I made it I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

The Ural department of the Russian Scientific Academy is represented in Izhevsk by several institutions, specializing in physics, applied mechanics and technical sciences, and economics, and the Institute of History, Language and Literature of Udmurtia does the same. Four out of five higher education institutes in the Udmurt Republic are located in Izhevsk: Udmurt State University, Izhevsk Technical University, Agricultural Academy, and Medical Academy. Each of these educational institutions admits foreign students. Udmurt State University (Удмуртский государственный университет) is a public university in the city of Izhevsk, Russia. ...

Udmurt State University celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2006. It is the oldest and the most prestigious educational institution in the Udmurt Republic. Some 28,000 students are currently studying at the University, which offers 86 different majors. The University has thirteen departments and seven institutes. Out of 1,000 faculty members 130 hold Doctors of sciences (Dr.Sc.) degrees, and 460 are Candidates of sciences (Ph.D.). UdSU graduate school offers 11 Ph.D. committees qualified to award Ph.D. and Dr.Sc. degrees in ecology, economics, law, psychology, pedagogics, ethnology, history, culture, linguistics of the Ural region, and Udmurt linguistics.

Museums

Arsenal Museum in Izhevsk

Memorial Bust of Alexandr Deryabin in front of Izhmash Factory

Izhevsk's most notable museums include the Kalashnikov Museum (weapons), the Arsenal Museum (history of Izhevsk), the Galina Kulakova Museum, the Gallery of National Arts (paintings), the "Galeria" Arts Center, the Izhmash Museum, the National Kuzebai Gerd Museum (part of the Arsenal), and the Gennadiy Krasilnikov Apartment-Museum. The Presidential Palace is also popular with tourists. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Theatres

• State Opera and Ballet Theater of the Udmurt Republic
• V.G. Korolenko State Russian Drama Theater
• "Young Man" Alternative Theater
• State Puppet Theater of the Udmurt Republic
• National State Theater of the Udmurt Republic
• Academic Choire Chapell
• State Philarmony of the Udmurt Republic
• Circus

Izhevsk Pond

Izhevsk Pond

The Izhevsk pond is now one of the favorite places for recreation. Its area is over 22 sq.km, yet it was artificially created (in parts dug by hand) in the 1760s for industrial needs. Empress Elizabeth of Russia granted Count Peter Shuvalov official permission to create three factories in the Kama River region September 15^th, 1757. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Charles van Loo. ... Count Peter Andreyevich Shuvalov (Schouvaloff) (Пётр Андреевич Шувалов in Russian) (1827 - 1889) was a Russian diplomat. ... Kama (Russian: ; Tatar: Çulman) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga. ...

Izhevsk Pond, late 1800s

The Izhevsk factory became the second to be built and it would not have existed without the pond. Construction of the three-step industrial dam at the critical point where the two rivers (Izh and Yagul/Podborenka) join started both the pond and the city in April 1760. However water in the pond had reached a level sufficient for factory operation level only by June 1763. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The dam was reconstructed in 1809–1815 when Alexander Deryabin converted the original metalworking factory into the new arms producing facility. It was subsequently modernized again in 1983–1984 in order to extend the dam. Today a number of major Izhesk industrial plants are still located along the pond.

In 1972, the Izhevsk Pond Embankment, a three mile-long walkway and a system of boulevards and squares, was extended along the pond. Some consider the resulting esplanade and pond embankment to be the greatest achievement of Izhevsk architects and artists. The monument and square “Friendship of Nations”, celebrating 400 years since Udmurt Republic became part of Russian Federation, is a focal point of the esplanade and a hip place for youth recreation. A popular summer boat ride goes from Izhevsk to the village of Volozhka. The trip takes about an hour.

Entertainment

In the post-Soviet period Izhevsk became known as home to a vibrant art and music scene. Some of the most famous institutions include the Italmas, an Udmurt folk theater and dance company, and the local circus. In 2001-2004 a beautiful new auditorium was built in the center of town to serve as a permanent home for the city circus. Today circus acts from Izhevsk and other Russian and European cities entertain visitors at the Izhevsk Circus.

External links

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• (English) (Russian) Official website of Izhevsk
• Basic info
• Global Stroll's Izhevsk guide
• Kalashnikov Museum
• Udmurt State University
• The IZHMASH website
• A guide to the contemporary art, music and culture of Izhevsk (in Russian)

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	Cities and towns in the Udmurt Republic
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