Birnin da aka kafa a 1221 by Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich na Vladimir. A 1500-1518 ya kasance wani dutse-gina Kremlin, wanda ba a dauki ko da sau daya a tarihi. Tun 1817, tare da canja wuri zuwa birnin Makarevskoy gaskiya, ya zama daya daga cikin mafi girma a shopping cibiyoyin a Rasha. A lokacin masana'antu na 1930s a cikin birnin da aka gina manyan kamfanonin aikin injiniya, ciki har da most auto giant - Gorky Automobile Shuka. A lokacin girma Patriotic War na 1941-1945, birnin kuwa shi ne mafi girma a maroki na soja kayan aiki, wanda shine dalilin da ya sa bamai. Bayan yaki, birnin da aka bayar da Order of Lenin.