Izhevsk

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.

By plane

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

• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

• Trinity Cemetery Church

• Kalashnikov Museum

• Udmurtia State Circus

• Esplanade and Izhevsk Lake Embankment

• The People's Friendship Monument

• The Square of the 50th Anniversary of the October RevolutionIncludes The Arsenal, a neoclassical building which houses the Museum of Local Lore.

• Izhmash MuseumExhibits featuring all sorts of locally produced armaments to motorcycles.

• Udmurt Zoo

• Statues of Lenin, Pelmeni, Crocodile Gena

• Kirov ParkA huge park between the Zoo and the lake.

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

• Udmurt State UniversityOffers Russian language classes.

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.

• Brauplatz

  phone: +7 341 293-00-93
  address: Borodina 25
  Restaurant & brewery.

• Gorkiy Sad

  phone: +7 341 278-70-80
  address: Maksima Gorkogo 72
  Nice presentation, with white tablecloths.

• Gorod

  phone: +7 341 251-05-25
  address: Karla Marksa 177
  English menus and a French countryside ambiance.

• Hot Pelmen (Горячий пельмень)

  phone: +7 341 224-46-65
  address: Kommunarov 230
  Authentic pelmeni made from scratch. Popular with locals.

• Okhotnichiy Rai

  phone: +7 341 261-27-00
  address: Maiskaya 35A
  Unusual menu - wild boar, elk. Ambiance of a hunter's lodge.

• Teremok

  phone: +7-3412-794559
  address: ул. Кирова, 10

Clubs

• Svet

  phone: +7 341 297-01-73
  address: Svobody 173
  Popular with young people. Face control.

• Deryabin

  phone: +7 341 233-00-03
  address: Krasnogeroyskaya 107
  Has a billiards room and sauna.

• Okolitsa

  phone: +7 3412 710183
  address: 23a Zhivsovhoz Izhevsk
  Hotel with a sauna.

• Park Inn by Radisson Izhevsk Hotel

  phone: +7 341 293-00-10
  address: 25 Borodina
  The nicest hotel in the city.

• Telekom

  phone: +7 341 244-52-08
  address: 36 Dzerzhinskogo
  Has a gym, swimming pool, and games room.

• Perm
• Kazan