Welcome to Izhevsk! Today I would like to tell you some facts about Izhevsk. Izhevsk is the capital of the Republic of Udmurtia. It is an important scientific, industrial and culture center of the Volga region. *The Izhevsk pond is the largest in Europe. The whole area of the pond is more than 2000 hectars. *Udmurtia Zoo is one of the largest in the Volga region. The exhibition is located in such a way that animals living in similar geographical and climatic conditions are close. *Izhevsk is the center of the arms industry of Russia. The world famous gunsmith, Creator of automatic small arms Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov lived and worked here.