Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Izhevsk (Russia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: St. Michael's Cathedral, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, and Izhevsk Reservoir. Also, be sure to include Nacionalnyj muzej Udmurtskoj Respubliki imeni Kuzebaa Gerda in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Izhevsk (Udmurt).
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St. Michael's Cathedral
Also known as: Собор Святого Архистратига Михаила
Russian orthodox church in Izhevsk, Russia. Saint Michael's Cathedral in Izhevsk rivals the older Alexander Nevsky Cathedral as the main Orthodox church of Udmurtia in Russia.
Its Russian Revival design belongs to Ivan Charushin, a little-known 19th-century architect from Vyatka. The red-brick church is capped with a tent-like roof that rises to a height of 67 metres. It is encircled by several massive chapels with gilded bulbous domes and slender candle-like belfries. The porches have sharply pitched roofs in the manner of the Muscovite churches of the 17th century.
The Izhevsk arms factory owed its rise partly to the involvement of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich, whose patron saint was Michael the Archangel. The factory's employees contributed one percent of their wages to a fund set up to finance the construction of a large church to this military saint.
The cathedral was erected between 1897 and 1915, only to be demolished by the Soviets in 1937. It was rebuilt to Charushin's original designs in 2004–2007.[1]
Address: Ulitsa K. Marksa, 222, 426008 Izhevsk
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Also known as: Собор Александра Невского
Church in Izhevsk, Russia. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Izhevsk, Udmurtia dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky. The Neoclassical building has a round golden cupola, an Ionic portico and a steepled bell tower rising above it.
Like the Dnipropetrovsk Cathedral in Ukraine, the building was modeled on St. Andrew's Cathedral in Kronstadt. It was erected between 1818 and 1823 and was visited by Alexander I of Russia within several months after its completion. In the Soviet years the building stood domeless and was used as a cinema.[2]
Izhevsk Reservoir
Also known as: Ижевский пруд
Large, manmade reservoir created in 1760. The Izhevsk Pond is an artificial body of water, or reservoir, created in 1760 at the urging of Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov for the needs of an iron works in Izhevsk, Russia. It is placed at the confluence of the Izh River and its tributary, the Yagul.
The reservoir was filled with water necessary for the factory's operation by June 1763. The dam was reconstructed by Alexander Deryabin in the early 19th century and underwent further modernization in 1984.
A number of industrial enterprises skirt the reservoir, and its embankment is the most important esplanade in the capital of Udmurtia.
It possible to travel by motorship from Izhevsk pier at the eastern end of the pond to Volozhka pier at the western end. Motorships include the Москва-181 (Moscow-181). Volozhka (Воложка) is popular during the summer with swimmers (despite being polluted by nearby industries) and with people owning dachas.[3]
Nacionalnyj muzej Udmurtskoj Respubliki imeni Kuzebaa Gerda
Museum
Address: 287, Коммунаров, Izhevsk
Bust A.F.Derabina
Andrey Fedorovich Deryabin - Russian statesman, member of the Berg Collegium, head of the Department of Mining and Salt Affairs and the Mining Cadet Corps, head of the Gorobladatsky, Kamsky and Bogoslovsky plants. He is the author of the draft of the Mining Code, one of the greatest specialists in mining engineering in Russia of his time.
Glavnyj korpus oruzejnogo zavoda
The Main Building of the Arms Factory is an industrial building of the 19th century, the central building of the Izhevsk Arms Factory complex, located at: Izhevsk, Deryabin Proezd, 3. Under the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation ¹ 176 of 20.02.1995, the building of the Main Building of the Armory Plant is recognized as a monument of urban planning and architecture of federal significance. The whole ensemble of the Main Building consists of six buildings with the total area of 21,045 m2. It refers to rare Admiralty-type factory buildings, of which there are only four in Russia: Votkinsk factory building, Admiralty and Izhora factory in Saint-Petersburg, and the main building of Izhevsk armory.
Address: 2/3 проезд Дерябина, Izhevsk
City Studio
Art gallery, Museum
Address: Коммунаров 236, Izhevsk
Udmurt State University
Also known as: Удмуртский государственный университет
Public university in Izhevsk, Russia. Udmurt State University is a public university in the city of Izhevsk, Russia. Established in 1931, UdSU is the oldest educational institution in Udmurt Republic. In 1993, it was named among top twenty classical Russian universities, since then consistently ranks 14-16 out of 64 Russian universities.
As of 2006 over 28,000 students are enrolled at the Udmurt State University, which offers 86 different majors. About 9,200 of them are full-time undergraduates.[4]
Izhevsk State Technical University
Also known as: Ижевский государственный технический университет
University in Izhevsk, Russia. Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University is a university in Izhevsk, Russia. The university can be abbreviated as IzhSTU. It was founded in 1952 in the period of intensive industrial development when there was an increasing demand in highly qualified engineers, capable of managing production processes. On the date of its 60th anniversary it was named after the legendary small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.
At present Kalashnikov ISTU is a leading higher educational institution in the region and one of the leading technical schools in Russia, a training center of engineers and academics.
Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University is a signatory of Magna Charta Universitatum in Bologna, Italy and a full member of European University Association (EUA). 6 bachelor and 1 master study programs of Kalashnikov ISTU have been accredited by Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (ZEvA), Hannover, Germany with the possibility to issue internationally recognized diploma supplements.
Kalashnikov ISTU has 5 branches in towns of Udmurt Republic and neighboring regions, namely: Votkinsk, Sarapul, Glazov, Kambarka and Tchaikovsky.[5]