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On Olkhon Island, a bus with tourists overturned
On Olkhon Island, a tourist bus on a sightseeing trip overturned. The driver lost control on an incline and the bus tipped over. There were 23 people aboard, 17 sought…
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Non profit organizations will receive subsidies for events in the field of culture and art
In the Irkutsk region, the procedure for granting subsidies to socially oriented nonprofit organizations working in culture and the arts has been approved. Regional…
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In the Angara region, the results of the 2011 science and technology competition were summed up
The Governor of Irkutsk Region awarded the title of Regional Competition Laureate to 11 teams of scientists, research organizations and universities of the Angara region…
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The first interactive bus stop appeared in Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, they began testing an interactive smart bus stop developed by a Russian company and assembled in China. The new stop on Krasnogvardeyskaya Street will be…
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Priangarye takes part in the nationwide Give Life campaign
From July 9 to 15, Russia holds the Give Me Life campaign, a week against abortion, aimed at drawing attention to abortion and uniting doctors, public and religious…
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An abandoned vessel was found on a shoal in the Irkutsk reservoir
In the Melnichnaya Pad bay of the Irkutsk reservoir, the abandoned vessel Assol was found on a shoal, lying on its starboard side. A small leak of bilge water was…
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In early September, the Hephaestus blacksmithing festival will take place in Irkutsk
The blacksmithing festival in Irkutsk will gain international status for the first time this year and bring together participants from France, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and…
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Sergey Petrov has been appointed head of the consumer market and licensing service of Irkutsk Oblast
Governor of Irkutsk Region Sergei Eroshchenko signed an order appointing Sergei Borisovich Petrov to a new post. The message also gives his biography, he was born in…
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The film by an Irkutsk journalist will take part in the international sports film festival in Milan
The documentary by Irkutsk journalist Pyotr Neupokoev, Married to Budo, was named best at the International Sports Film and TV Festival in Yakutsk. It tells of a 24 hour…