Kirov (former names Vyatka, Khlynov) is the administrative center of the Kirov Region and a municipality with the status of an urban district. It is located on the Vyatka River. Kirov is the historical, cultural, industrial and scientific center. The population of the city at the beginning of 2024 was 500,457 people.
In 1934, Vyatka was renamed Kirov in honor of famous revolutionary, Soviet statesman and political figure Sergey Kirov. During the Great Patriotic War, citizens of Kirov, as the rest of the country, fought at the front and worked selflessly on the home front. In 1974, Kirov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor for its successes in economic and cultural construction and in connection with its 600th Anniversary.
Today, Kirov is a major center of instrument-making, chemical, metalworking and machine-building industries.
The calling card of Kirov are various folk crafts, the most famous among them being Dymkovo toys and burl carving.
The postage stamp provides an image of the monument to Viktor and Apollinary Vasnetsovs, the Spassky Cathedral and a bridge over the Vyatka River.
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