The largest cities of the Urals: a brief description

Ural is one of the most picturesque regions of the Russian Federation. You need to have a great restraint, so as not to pay attention to this region, being a traveler. The largest cities of the Urals, such as Yekaterinburg, Perm and others, are important centers of industry and economy. Although some of them may seem uninteresting at first glance, there are many attractions on their territory. The people of these cities honor their history, way of life and traditions, which were formed over the centuries.

Izhevsk

First of all Izhevsk is famous as the birthplace of Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov - the weapon designer. The automaton of his name is forever in the history of firearms. Like many other cities in the Urals, the development of Izhevsk fell on the period of active development of iron deposits in the XVIII century. Before the war with the army of Napoleon in the city was laid the arms factory.

Izhevsk is the capital of Udmurtia. At present, much is being done in the city in particular and in the republic as a whole to preserve the identity and self-determination of the indigenous nation. There is a theater in Izhevsk, where the productions are conducted only in the Udmurt language, and the press is produced.

Ekaterinburg (Ural)

Ekaterinburg is the fourth largest city in Russia. It is the largest industrial, scientific and financial center of the Urals. In addition, this is the most important transport hub. Founded during the reign of Peter the Great, when in the bowels of the Ural Mountains they discovered and began to extract iron.
Significant for the Russian Federation is the Ural region. Ekaterinburg inhabits almost 1.5 million people. There are all kinds of public transport, including the metro. There is an international airport. According to Forbes magazine, the headquarters of two companies, which are among the 100 largest assets by value, are located exactly in Yekaterinburg. In the last century the city was one of the centers of the revolutionary movement in the Urals. One of the most tragic pages of Russian history is associated with him: it was here that the last Emperor Nicholas II was shot, along with his family.

Chelyabinsk (the Urals)

Chelyabinsk is one of the largest cities in the Urals. It ranks seventh in population. In 2016 the number of residents exceeds 1.1 million people. Its economic development at the end of the last century is associated with the city of the name of Emperor Alexander III. At his order through Chelyabinsk, a railway was laid. Becoming an important point in the scheme of trade routes, a small county town began to develop rapidly. Chelyabinsk is in the top ten list of "The largest cities of the Urals and Russia" in terms of population. It is located on one of the rivers of the state. During the war, the city supplied tanks for the front, and in general in it were concentrated many factories, evacuated from the European part of the country. In Chelyabinsk there is a tractor factory, metal rolling plants, known far beyond the borders of the country and Europe.

Ufa

The capital of Bashkortostan is located on the Belaya River, originating from the reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Interesting feature of the soil in this city. Under Ufa there are more than 20 caves, which makes it impossible in principle to build subway lines. However, the city can quite claim this, since it has more than a million inhabitants. In Ufa is a very heterogeneous interethnic composition. In addition to Bashkirs, Tatars and Russians live here, and the Islamic religion and Orthodoxy peacefully coexist with each other. Such a ratio is inherent in almost the entire territory of an area such as the Urals.

Ufa has a huge economic potential, which is concentrated in the chemical, metallurgical and oil refining industries. This city is a major transport hub. There is an international airport.

Permian

Continuing the conditional list "The largest cities of the Urals", I want to talk about Perm. It is a town in the Urals, where in 1876 the first branch of the Ural Ridge was built. Perm University opened its first university in the Urals.

To build a copper-smelting plant in 1720, Peter the Great's associates selected a place on the territory of which modern Perm is located.
The city was one of the centers of the 1905 revolution, a well-known Motovilikhin uprising took place here.

In terms of industrial production, Perm is the first city in the Urals.
Kamskaya HPP, located near it, is one of the largest in the country. In Perm there are many large enterprises of the chemical and metalworking industry. The railway station Perm-2 is the largest in the Urals region.

The largest cities of the Urals are of great value for tourists not only from other parts of Russia, but also from abroad. You need to visit them in any case.