The city and the lake in writing
History, architecture, Baikal, food and the seasons — writing that helps you see more than meets the eye.
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In the Irkutsk region, for the first time a case of a raider seizure of a transport company was brought to court and its organizers were punished. According to…
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The Summer Olympics may add five new sports, golf, rugby, squash, karate and sox. The article focuses on sox, a spectacular footbag discipline where athletes perform…
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Irkutsk residents face unusually sharp warming. In the coming days temperatures will rise to 26 to 30 degrees, and summerlike warm weather will last through the weekend…
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In Irkutsk, after 5.5 years, they decided to return the famous spire to the Angara embankment, which was removed in 2003 and replaced by a monument to Alexander III…
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In Irkutsk they plan to build an aerial metro to help solve traffic jams by 2011. The 125 kilometer cableway will pass through the busiest districts of the city, and its…
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Against the backdrop of the financial crisis, the government decided to support families where both parents lost their jobs. Such families with children under 14 are…
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One of the largest regional operators, BVK, launched an unusual advertising campaign to attract attention amid fierce competition. Anyone who gets a BVK logo tattoo on…
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In October, the last space tourist will go to space, businessman of French origin Konstantin Lagutin, who paid 32 million dollars for the flight and passed the medical…
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In Irkutsk, a capital repair program for state institution facilities for 2009 to 2010 was adopted, and one of the most controversial decisions was the repair of the…