Izhevsk

Izhevsk (dead link: January 2023) (Russian: Иже́вск ee-ZHEHFSK) is the capital and principal city of Udmurtia.

Understand

Very few tourists make it to Izhevsk, but is an interesting destination for anyone interested in the Udmurt culture or the AK-47 Kalashnikov, which was manufactured in Izhevsk. It is an industrial city but it is worth a visit to watch Udmurt folk dances, eat exotic foods, and meet locals that don't often see foreigners.

Izhevsk has 630,000 residents. Due to its arms manufacturing industry, Izhevsk was a closed city to all foreigners until after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is also one of the least religious cities in Russia, with over half of the population identifying as "spiritual but not religious" or atheist.

Get in

By plane

Izhevsk Airport (IATA: IJK), 56.833333°, 53.456667°. The airport serves small airliners, which operate flights to/from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, and Ufa.

By train

Russian Railways operates trains to major cities in Russia; search for "Ijevsk" on its website. Trains are available to/from Moscow (daily, 17 hours; from ), Yekaterinburg (11 hours, From ), Kazan (5 hours, from ), and Perm Station 2 (8 hours, from ). The Trans-Siberian Railway stops at Glazov, from where you can take a regional train (4 hours, ) or bus to Izhevsk.

Izhevsk railway station. 2022-01-06

Get around

Izhevsk has trams, buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, and taxis.

See

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, 56.844661°, 53.204647°.
Trinity Cemetery Church.
Kalashnikov Museum and Exhibition Complex of Small Arms (Музейно-выставочный комплекс стрелкового оружия имени М. Т. Калашникова). 2022-01-06
Udmurtia State Circus, 56.840964°, 53.210778°.
Esplanade and Izhevsk Lake Embankment.
The People's Friendship Monument, 56.851944°, 53.196944°.
The Square of the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution. Includes The Arsenal, a neoclassical building which houses the Museum of Local Lore.
Izhmash Museum. Exhibits featuring all sorts of locally produced armaments to motorcycles.
Udmurt Zoo, 56.86583°, 53.17291°.
Statues of Lenin, Pelmeni, Crocodile Gena
Kirov Park, 56.865°, 53.165°. A huge park between the Zoo and the lake. 2018-07-14

Do

Go see the popular local ice hockey team, HC Izhstal.

Learn

Udmurt State University, 56.850556°, 53.223889°. Offers Russian language classes.

Buy

At the central market (beside the bus station) you can purchase many things, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish, or outside you will find clothing, fur hats and gloves, household goods and a variety of other items.

Eat

Brauplatz, Borodina 25, +7 341 293-00-93. Restaurant & brewery.
Gorkiy Sad, Maksima Gorkogo 72, +7 341 278-70-80. Nice presentation, with white tablecloths.
Gorod, Karla Marksa 177, +7 341 251-05-25. English menus and a French countryside ambiance.
Hot Pelmen (Горячий пельмень), Kommunarov 230, +7 341 224-46-65. Authentic pelmeni made from scratch. Popular with locals.
Okhotnichiy Rai, Maiskaya 35A, +7 341 261-27-00. Unusual menu - wild boar, elk. Ambiance of a hunter's lodge.
Teremok, ул. Кирова, 10, +7-3412-794559. 11:00-00:00. 2018-07-14
KFC, 56.844°, 53.202°. 2022-06-15

Drink

Clubs

Svet, Svobody 173, +7 341 297-01-73. Popular with young people. Face control.

Sleep

Deryabin, Krasnogeroyskaya 107, +7 341 233-00-03. Has a billiards room and sauna. From
Okolitsa, 23a Zhivsovhoz Izhevsk, +7 3412 710183. Hotel with a sauna. From
Park Inn by Radisson Izhevsk, 25 Borodina, +7 341 293-00-10, mail@izhevsk-hotel.ru. The nicest hotel in the city. From 2020-11-17
Telekom, 36 Dzerzhinskogo, +7 341 244-52-08. Has a gym, swimming pool, and games room. From

Go next

Perm
Kazan

Izhevsk - city in central Russia, capital of Udmurtia