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Udmurtia is a republic situated in eastern European Russia, bordering on the republic of Bashkortostan to the southeast and the republic of Tatarstan to the southwest. Udmurtia is one of the 21 Russian republics, which are the administrative units within the Russian Federation.
Udmurtia covers a total area of 42,100 sq km (16,300 sq mi) similar to Holland. The republic lies on a hilly plain that descends from the Upper Kama Upland (with elevations up to 330 m/1100 ft) and the foothills of the Ural Mountains in the north to lower lands in the south and swampy lowlands in the west. Udmurtia has a mildly continental climate.
Udmurtia has a population of about 1,640,700. The population of Izhevsk, the administrative center, is about 700,000. About 70 percent of the republic’s inhabitants live in urban areas. Russians represent some 60 percent of the population inhabitants. Udmurts constitute 30 percent. Smaller groups make up the remainder. Udmurts speak Udmurt, a language that belongs to the Permic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. It has two major dialects and uses a Cyrillic alphabet.
For many years the "Italmas" ensemble of Song and Dance, the theatre of Folk Song "Aikai", the folk ensemble of Song and Dance "Tanok" are very popular and have had great success both within the country and abroad. The people of the republic are proud of the fact that the great Russian composer Pyotr Chaikovsky was born in Udmurtia in the small town of Votkinsk. The house, where he was born and lived for 8 years is a museum now. It is a unique architectural memorial. The other person that has brought great fame to the republic is Mikhail Kalashnikov, a well-known gunsmith and designer of the submachine-gun AKM. The Museum devoted to his life and work is currently being built. Other museums include the National Museum in the Open Air and the Armory Museum. The unique samples of the earliest models of arms and the recent designers of arms are presented in the city Armory Museum.
There are also museums, theaters, cinemas, and art galleries where you may enjoy the works of the national artists.
Industry in Udmurtia includes iron & steel industry, oil production, machine and tool manufacturing, electric-power generation, motorcycle manufacturing, and lumbering. Agriculture, which is limited because of poor soil, centers on meat production. Roads, railroads, pipelines, and airlines link the republic to the rest of Russia. The Kama River also serves as a transportation route.
As Udmurtia is located in the north, winter lasts for quite a long time; therefore, it is possible to enjoy winter sports. You may spend your free time skiing, skating and taking part in other activities. Though summer time is the most unique as you will be able to enjoy the beauty of Udmurt nature with its deep forests and springs.
In evenings the city life offers a variety of clubs and discos which you are sure to enjoy. Russian, Udmurt, Chinese and some other cuisines can also be found in the city.
Udmurt State University was founded in 1972 on the basis of Udmurt State Pedagogic Institute which was set up in 1931. Nowadays Udmurt State University has become a leading center for research and graduate education in the Udmurt Republic. About 20000 full-time and part-time students complete their courses at 22 faculties of UdSU. University graduates work at federal, republican, municipal levels, in different businesses and socio-cultural organizations.
UdSU has a developed system of international contacts with the universities of Europe, Asia and America: Granada University (Spain), L(dwig Maximilian University, L(neburg University (German), Helsinki University, Turku University (Finland), Janus Pannonius University, Seged University (Hungary), University of Siena (Italy), Keimyung University (South Korea), University of Central Florida (USA). For many years UdSU has been participating in active programs initiated by DAAD, USIA, British Council etc.
As a result of taking part in TEMPUS, TACIS programs with Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), Granada University (Spain), Darmschtadt University, Fachhochschule Bochum (Germany), Helsinki University (Finland), Higher Commercial College of Havre (France) etc. the quality of teaching has considerably improved.
For foreign students desiring to learn the Russian language on a higher level we offer a course of Russian as foreign language. The experienced staff of our language department have developed syllabi for different levels of language skill. Classes are held during the whole academic year. Every year students from Germany, USA, Spain, South Korea, Hungary, France, Finland, Switzerland and from other countries take courses of Russian. Our telephone/fax +7(3412) 78-15-92, e-mail inter@uni.udm.ru
Transportation. You can travel by daily train from Moscow to Izhevsk the approximate cost is 700 rubles (25 US dollars) or by plain 2200 rubles (80 US dollars). There are also flights from Frankfurt to Kazan 800 US dollars, Frankfurt – Perm, Frankfurt – Ekaterinburg.
St. Petersburg – Izhevsk flight (Tuesday) 2200 rubles (80 US dollars) 15:10-21:00, Friday 13:30-17:40 2370 rubles (85 US dollars). Train ticket Petersburg - Izhevsk 440 rubles (15 US dollars).
There are some well known banks in Izhevsk which provide different services with your money operations. They are:
You can also find places to change your national currency into rubles. Some world known cards are acceptable: Visa, Eurocard, Mastercard, Diners Club and some others can be used .
To enquire about the exchange rate call tel. +7(3412) 21-82-42