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Votkinsk (/ ˈ v ɒ t k ɪ n s k /; Russian: Воткинск), also known as Votka (/ ˈ v ɒ t k ə /; Udmurt: Вотка), is an industrial town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Population: 99,022 ( 2010 Census ) ; [3] 99,441 ( 2002 Census ) ; [9] 103,509 ( 1989 Census ) .
Votkinsk, city, Udmurtiya, western Russia. It lies along the Votka River just above the latter’s confluence with the Kama. Votkinsk was founded in 1759 and became a city in 1935. It is famous chiefly as the birthplace of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose home is preserved as a museum. Principal economic activities include machine ...
Discussion. View source. History. Votkinsk (Воткинск) is Tchaikovsky's birthplace, and a town and municipal district in the republic of Udmurtia (Удмуртская Республика), in the Ural region of the Russian Federation.
JSC Votkinsk Machine Building Plant ( Russian: Воткинский завод) is a machine and ballistic missile production enterprise based in Votkinsk, Republic of Udmurtia, Russia. Its production includes the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia's most recent ICBM development, as well as the submarine-launched Bulava SLBM.
Izhevsk and Votkinsk were important centers of military production in Russian Empire. Workers of the state military factories and members of their families were about 73-74% of the cities' populations, and many families had an old tradition of working in military industry.
Basic facts. Name in Russian. Воткинск. Name in Udmurtian. Вотка Кар. Status. City-municipality and centres of the Votkinsk District of the Republic of Udmurtia. Location. On the River Votka and the Votkinsky Pond. Distance. 52km north-east of Izhevsk; 1,260km east of Moscow. Time Zone. Samara Time (Moscow +1) Population. 98,222 people (2015)
A study suggests expanding the established view of the origin of Yevgeny Fedorovich Dragunov and initiates the creation of the Dragunov’s family museum in Votkinsk, as well as renaming Robespierre Street to Dragunovs Street. Source: Olga Yu. Larionova, Sergey K. Prostnev (2019). Votkinsk’s Roots of the Gunsmith Yevgeny Fedorovich Dragunov.
