Votkinsk (; Udmurt: Вотка, Votka) is an industrial town in the Republic of Udmurtia, Russia, located about ENE of Moscow. Population: It was the birthplace (7 May, 1840) of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who spent the first eight years of his life here: today the house of his birth contains a museum dedicated to the composer. The town was established in April 1759, initially as a centre for metallurgical enterprises, and the economic focus on metal related i… (More on Votkinsk)