Editing Kirov, Kirov Oblast (section)

=== Soviet period ===
On the eve of the [[February Revolution]], there was no particular aggravation of the social and political struggle in Vyatka province and Vyatka. The [[October Revolution|October revolution]] of the Bolsheviks in [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] was declared illegal, the provincial governorate remained loyal to the Provisional Government.<ref name=":3" /> 

The Bolsheviks, until the end of the autumn of 1917, had neither wide fame nor great influence in the city. The arriving detachments of soldiers and sailors, together with local Red Army, played a decisive role in the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks, which did not happen immediately.<ref name=":3" />
[[File:Декабрь 1917 в Вятке.jpg|center|thumb|604x604px|Establishment of Soviet power in Vyatka]]
[[File:Разрушение Александро-Невского собора.png|left|thumb|222x222px|The destruction of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral]]
In the 1930s, the destruction of the temple city architecture began. The ensemble of the city Kremlin has been almost completely lost. In 1931 the Holy Trinity Cathedral was destroyed, in 1937 the Alexander Nevsky was blown up. Many temples managed to survive, but they were rebuilt for other, non-religious needs. Thus, the Spassky Cathedral and the Trifonov Monastery lost their towers. The Cathedral mosque, underwent the same process. In the future, the appearance of these buildings will be restored.<ref name=":3" />

On 1934, regular public transport appeared in the city for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Регулярному автобусному движению в Кирове — 80 лет! |url=http://www.cdsvyatka.com/site/pages/News/n_0002.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225051605/http://www.cdsvyatka.com/site/pages/News/n_0002.html |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |website=Центральная диспетчерская служба городского пассажирского транспорта}}</ref>

In December 1934, it was renamed after the Soviet communist party functionary [[Sergey Kirov]], who was assassinated on December&nbsp;1, who was born in nearby [[Urzhum, Urzhumsky District, Kirov Oblast|Urzhum]], despite him never visiting the city himself.<ref name=":3" />

During the [[Second World War]], due to the evacuation of machine-building plants from Moscow and Leningrad, the Kirov industry was mainly formed.

In the post-war years, new industrial and agricultural enterprises came into operation, active development and mass housing construction began in the western and southern parts of the city.
[[File:Панорама парка имени Кирова.png|center|thumb|604x604px|View of Central Park and new districts, 1981]]