An aerial video survey of Izhevsk shows the city as the center of Russia's defense industry, with six large factories producing small arms and equipment. The video tells about the history of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the architecture of the Izhevsk pond, the zoo and the cultural heritage of the region.
- Duration
- 12 min 44 s
- Start
- Izhevsk (capital of the Udmurt Republic)
- End
- Izhevskiy Zoopark (Izhevsk Zoo)
- Stops
- 5
- Channel author
- НАД ГОРОДАМИ
Timestamps and places
- — Izhevsk (capital of the Udmurt Republic) (Intro: Gas explosion news in Izhevsk)
- — Izhevsky Prud (Izhevsky Pond) (Emergency update from Izhevsk)
- — Izhevsky Motozvavod Aksion (Ижевский мотозавод Аксион) (Izhevsk demographics and history (648k population, 20th city in Russia))
- — Izhstal (Izhstal Plant) (Aerial tour begins: capital of Udmurt Republic)
- — Izhevskiy Zoopark (Izhevsk Zoo) (Downtown landmarks: House of Culture, Kolizey Complex, Izhevsk Pond)
- — City center: Monument, TEC-1, Rossiya Cinema, Central Store
- — Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (86% Russian small arms production)
- — Izhevsk Motorcycle Plant Aksion (military equipment)
- — Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol (defense industry)
- — Izhevsk Radio Plant (communications equipment)
- — Meteor Plant and Kalashnikov Concern overview
- — City name origin: Izh River etymology
- — Geographic context: distances to Moscow (1200 km), Perm (280 km), Ufa (340 km), Naberezhnye Chelny (200 km)
- — Izhstal plant; Mechel holding; Chelyabinsk metallurgical connections
- — Udmurt Republic capital status
- — Udmurt culture and language
- — Izhevsk Automobile Plant (LADA production, 5000+ employees)
- — Izhevsk ice cream industry and Chinese exports
- — Izhevsk State Medical Academy (major educational hub)
- — Udmurt State University (hundreds of specialties)
- — Izhevsk Zoo (opened 2008; top 5 in Russia, top 20 in Europe)
- — Buranovskoe village (60 km away; Buranovskiye Babushki birthplace)
- — Historical note: Mikhail Kalashnikov at Izhevsk Motorcycle Plant
- — Kalashnikov meeting in USA (1990)
- — Russia's global symbols: vodka, matryoshka, caviar, Kalashnikov
Route on the map
OVER IZHEVSK. IS IT GOOD TO LIVE HERE?