'''Kirov Oblast''' is a region in the Upper Volga, bordering Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the southwest, Kostroma Oblast to the west, Vologda Oblast to the northwest, Arkhangelsk Oblast and Komi Republic to the north, Perm Krai to the northeast, Udmurtia to the southeast, and Mari El to the south.

Regions

Cities

  • Kirov — the region's capital and principal city, on the Trans-Siberian Railway; it has sights to see, but is not very distinctive
  • Kirovo-Chepetsk — the region's only other city, besides the capital, is a small industrial city and not a tourist destination
  • Kotelnich — a large town on the Trans-Siberian Railway with a cathedral; a good base for any expeditions off into the Nurgush Nature Reserve
  • Zuevka — small town with a memorial museum to the great Russian painter Viktor Vasnetsov, who was born in this area
  • Other destinations

  • Nurgush Nature Reserve
  • Understand

    Kirov Oblast is probably about as close as you can get to a Russian version of the American "flyover city." The few sites of much interest to a tourist are in the capital, Kirov, but most Trans-Siberian Railway passengers will probably skip even that.

    Talk

    See Russian phrasebook.

    Get in

    Trains depart daily for Kirov from Moscow and take about 18 hours.

    The Trans-Siberian Railway stops at Kotelnich, Kirov, and Zuevka (from west to east).

    Get around

    See

    Itineraries

    Do

    Eat

    Drink

    Stay safe

    Get out

    The next major stops on the Trans-Siberian Railway are Galich, Kostroma Oblast to the west and Glazov, Udmurtia to the east.