Travel Tips 1 min read
Free walks “Literary Irkutsk”, “Merchant Irkutsk” and “Irkutsk by Night” for Tourism Day
On 25 September the city Tourist Information Service held three free walking tours.
The city and the lake in writing
Articles
History, architecture, Baikal, food and the seasons — writing that helps you see more than meets the eye.
Nature & Wildlife 1 min read
An ecological congress in Irkutsk marks 30 years of Baikal on the UNESCO list
About 800 participants from 15 countries and 30 events at ten venues in Irkutsk and Baikalsk.
Long Reads 1 min read
Who is saving historic Irkutsk: investors, an agency and preferential loans
28 buildings in 13 years, 33 monuments under the DOM.RF programme and private stories — from a burnt-out 1880s house to architect Kudelsky’s adobe house.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
A “Gaidai Centre” is being created in a historic building on Uritskogo Street
Leonid Gaidai lived in Irkutsk until he was 26. A museum and film space named after him is planned to open in early 2028.
Architecture & Heritage 1 min read
In 13 years investors supported by ARPI have restored 28 historic buildings
Ten more monuments are at various stages of restoration. The agency has become an operator of the federal preferential loan programme.
Travel Tips 1 min read
Six routes in Pribaikalsky National Park closed because of bears
The closed routes include the Circum-Baikal Railway and the Great Baikal Trail. Check the status of the area before you set off.
Long Reads 1 min read
A year of openings at the regional museum: from Russian America to children’s archaeology
New exhibitions, a children’s centre, an interactive icebreaker and a bus route to Baikal — what is new at the museum of local history.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The Irkutsk City History Museum is renovating the former Kladishcheva school building
The Rogal Exhibition Centre has already been repaired; the main building, a monument of regional significance, is due to be finished by 31 October.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The children’s centre “ARCHAEOLOGY” opens at the regional museum
The new space in the Window to Asia department takes children from searching for an artefact to its scientific interpretation.