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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Kyle Walters, owner of the Texas Elliott's Hardware chain, unusually invited former US president George Bush to work by placing an ad in a newspaper. Bush responded…
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Experts warn that an influenza epidemic may soon begin in Russia, but far from everyone is rushing to get vaccinated, this year about 90 percent of the population did…
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A brazen robbery occurred in central Irkutsk. While a man was taking out a bank loan, 1.5 million rubles were stolen from the trunk of his Mercedes. The bank said the…
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Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Irkutsk, where on Friday he will meet with Governor Igor Yesipovsky and hold an expanded meeting of the Russian State Council. The main topic…
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Frosts in the Irkutsk region have begun to ease, but their consequences are already severe, dozens of residents suffered frostbite and hypothermia. In Cheremkhovo, 15…
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On February 20, a two hour meeting of the State Council of the Russian Federation will be held in Irkutsk under Dmitry Medvedev, with federal ministers, governors and…
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The ceremonial opening of Zimniada 2009 this year will be held not by the Angara icebreaker, but in the square by the Trud Sports Palace. On February 25, guests will…
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Residents of Irkutsk region will be able to receive land plots free for housing construction, private farming and peasant farming, a law adopted today by the regional…
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Moscow registry office refuses to register a boy with the unusual name BOCH RVF 260602, saying it is in the childs interest, and his parents have tried to challenge the…