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Votkinsk (; Udmurt
Udmurt language

Udmurt is a Finno-Permic languages spoken by the Udmurt people, natives of the Russian constituent republic of Udmurtia, where it is co-official with the Russian language....
: ?????, Votka) is an industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 town in the Republic of Udmurtia
Udmurtia

Udmurt Republic or Udmurtia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the Republic's Russian name is Udmurtskaya Respublika or Udmurtiya; Udmurt name: Udmurt Respublika....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, located about ENE of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
. Population: It was the birthplace (7 May, 1840) of the composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – ) was a Russian composer of the Romantic music era. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his Piano Concerto No....
 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.






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Votkinsk (; Udmurt
Udmurt language

Udmurt is a Finno-Permic languages spoken by the Udmurt people, natives of the Russian constituent republic of Udmurtia, where it is co-official with the Russian language....
: ?????, Votka) is an industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 town in the Republic of Udmurtia
Udmurtia

Udmurt Republic or Udmurtia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the Republic's Russian name is Udmurtskaya Respublika or Udmurtiya; Udmurt name: Udmurt Respublika....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, located about ENE of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
. Population: It was the birthplace (7 May, 1840) of the composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – ) was a Russian composer of the Romantic music era. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his Piano Concerto No....
 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
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology is a Russian scientific research institute that was founded on May 13, 1946. Previously, it was primarily focused on developing ballistic missiles and rockets to increase the nation's strategic deterrent capability....
 operates a machine plant here, the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant
Votkinsk Machine Building Plant

The Votkinsk Machine Building Plant is a ICBM production facility in Votkinsk, Russia. It is responsible for the production of the RT-2UTTH Topol M intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia's most recent ICBM development, as well as the SLBM Bulava SLBM....
, which produces some of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
's long-range ballistic missiles. Under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed in Washington, D.C. by President of the United States Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev on December 8, 1987, it was ratified by the United States Senate on Ma...
 INF
Inf

Inf may refer to:*Infantry, a type of soldier*Inferior, an anatomical term*The infimum of a mathematical set*Infinity*INF file, a file extension of an information file used by software and hardware driver installation routines...
 concluded between the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 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
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
.

The town gives its name to the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir
Votkinsk Reservoir

The Votkinsk Reservoir , is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station on the Kama River in Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia....
, filled in the 1960s following the construction of a dam for the Votkinsk hydroelectric power station.

Votkinsk has a sister city
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
, as designated by Sister Cities International
Sister Cities International

Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering town twinning, especially between cities in the United States and cities in other countries....
:
  • West Jordan, Utah
    Utah

    The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
    , USA


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