Votkinsk

Votkinsk

Votkinsk ( _ru. Во́ткинск; Udmurt: Вотка) is an industrial town in the Republic of Udmurtia, Russia, located about km to mi|1000 ENE of Moscow. Population: ru-census|p2002=99441|p1989=103509 It was the birthplace (5th May, 1840) of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who spent the first eight years of his life here: today the house of his birth contains a museum dedicated to the composer.

The town was established in April 1759, initially as a centre for metallurgical enterprises, and the economic focus on metal related industry remains. The Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology operates a machine plant here, the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant, which produces some of Russia's long-range ballistic missiles. Under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty INF concluded between the United States and the Soviet Union, the missile production facility at Votkinsk was selected for long-term on-site monitoring by U.S. inspectors. The corresponding site for the USSR in the United States was the Hercules missile production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The town gives its name to the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir, filled in the 1960s following the construction of a dam for the Votkinsk hydroelectric power station.

Votkinsk has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:
*flagicon|USA West Jordan, Utah, USA

References

External links

* [http://55.1911encyclopedia.org/V/VU/VURJEEVANDAS.htm 1911 Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.votkinsk.ru Votkinsk official website]
* [http://forum.votkinsk.info/ Votkinsk official forum (Форум города Воткинска)]


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