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Law for the Internet
In Russia they are preparing a concept for an Internet law that will for the first time legally define such terms as internet, site and information activity. The authors…
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History, architecture, Baikal, food and the seasons — writing that helps you see more than meets the eye.
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A center for Olympic training in winter sports will be built on Lake Baikal
The Irkutsk Region government secured RosOEZ support to expand the tourism and recreation special economic zone with new sites in the Slyudyansky and Olkhonsky…
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The number of employed citizens is growing in the Irkutsk region
In Irkutsk region since early 2009, 31 thousand unemployed residents found jobs, while only 13 thousand were officially registered. Governor Igor Yesipovsky said…
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City authorities will protect the symbol of friendship
In Irkutsk, for Easter they are again preparing to protect an unusual symbol of friendship with Japan, a huge egg on Kanazawa Street, which has been a target of vandals…
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Operation Family began in Irkutsk
In the Irkutsk region, the preventive operation Family has begun, aimed at monitoring troubled families and identifying child abuse cases. Juvenile inspectors check such…
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Igor Yesipovsky unites the Siberian sky
In Siberia, a new regional airline East-West Airlines is being created, which will unite the Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk airports and connect the region with main routes…
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Tow trucks returned
Tow trucks are returning to the city streets again, cars parked illegally and blocking traffic will now be sent immediately to the impound lot. The traffic police warn…
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In Irkutsk, during the Days of Remembrance, passenger transport to cemeteries will be organized
In Irkutsk from April 25 to 28, special bus routes will be organized for Memorial Days to Maratovsky, Alexandrovsky, Novo-Leninsky cemeteries and the cemetery near…
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In Russia, house arrest is being introduced as a punishment
Russia will introduce a new type of punishment, restriction of freedom, which may replace prison for those convicted of minor and medium severity crimes. They will be…