Kirov



Kirov (Russian: Ки́ров KEE-ruhf) is the capital city of Kirov Oblast, Russia.

Understand
The population of Kirov is approximately 507,000 people (2018). The city dates back to at least 1374 and has been known as Vyatka and Khlynov. It is named after Soviet leader Sergey Kirov who was assassinated on December 1, 1934.

Get in
See Russia for details of getting to Russia.

By train


Kirov is on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with plenty of trains from Moscow (12-14 hours), Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Izhevsk, and the Russian Black Sea coast.



By bus
Kirov Bus Terminal serves routes from Yoshkar-Ola, Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Syktyvkar, Ufa, Cheboksary, Izhevsk, Ulyanovsk, as well as many towns in Kirov Oblast.

Public transport
Public transport includes a network of buses, trolleys and marshrutkas. A ride on public transport costs ₽30. Route maps can be found online.

Taxi
Taxis are plentiful.

Museums

 * Museum of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Ulitsa Lenin 93. House museum where the eponymous Russian satirist was exiled from 1848-1855.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.
 * Museum of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Ulitsa Lenin 93. House museum where the eponymous Russian satirist was exiled from 1848-1855.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.
 * Museum of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Ulitsa Lenin 93. House museum where the eponymous Russian satirist was exiled from 1848-1855.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.
 * Museum of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Ulitsa Lenin 93. House museum where the eponymous Russian satirist was exiled from 1848-1855.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.
 * Museum of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Ulitsa Lenin 93. House museum where the eponymous Russian satirist was exiled from 1848-1855.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.
 * Modern Art Center 'Gallery Of Progress', an art exhibit of sorts at Ulitsa Gorkogo 5 over by the Jam Moll.

Religious buildings

 * Aleksandrovskiy Kostel, Ulitsa Derendyayeva, 46. Prominent church that holds concerts and has a stately organ.
 * Aleksandrovskiy Kostel, Ulitsa Derendyayeva, 46. Prominent church that holds concerts and has a stately organ.
 * Aleksandrovskiy Kostel, Ulitsa Derendyayeva, 46. Prominent church that holds concerts and has a stately organ.
 * Aleksandrovskiy Kostel, Ulitsa Derendyayeva, 46. Prominent church that holds concerts and has a stately organ.

Parks

 * Pond near Diorama
 * Dvorets Pionerov Memorial Park
 * Zarechny Park
 * Pond near Diorama
 * Dvorets Pionerov Memorial Park
 * Zarechny Park

Monuments

 * Monument of the Family
 * Tank T-34: Monument to the Heroic Work of Residents of Kirov
 * Monument of the Family
 * Tank T-34: Monument to the Heroic Work of Residents of Kirov

Theatre

 * A. Afanasyev Kirov Puppet Theater

Festivals and events

 * Igloo Building competition - a team competition for the best snow sculpture in different nominations. It is held in the Fairy-Tale Preserve site in the "Zarechniy "park across the Vyatka River usually in March.
 * Greenlandia Festival - a 3-day Russian bard music festival that takes place in July every year in Bosharovo not far from Kirov. Alcohol free, kids friendly festival with multiple concerts. Some people camp, some just come for selected concerts.
 * Greenlandia Festival - a 3-day Russian bard music festival that takes place in July every year in Bosharovo not far from Kirov. Alcohol free, kids friendly festival with multiple concerts. Some people camp, some just come for selected concerts.

Buy
Local crafts are unique and beautiful:


 * Dymkovo toys - a famous local ceramic toy can be found in big shopping centers, in specialized crafts shops (e.g. Vorovskogo 52 or Upita 13) or in the special Dymkovo toy shop on Svobodi 67.
 * Matryoshka nesting doll - Kirov is one of the center of Matreshka production. Matreshka from this region (Vyatskaya Matreshka) is inlaid with straw and is exceptionally beautiful and unique.
 * Kukarka Lace (aka Vyatka Lace or Kirov Lace) is a type of traditional handmade bobbin weaving and one of the well-known folk Kirov arts. Together with other local crafts made out of straw, woodknobs (nodule), skein, or juniper keep they can be found in the multiple crafts shops around the city.

Eat

 * "Danar" ("Данар")- is a Turkish doner concept. Fresh ingredients from the region, low prices. More than 20 locations around the city.