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In Irkutsk, a planetarium will appear again
Irkutsk astrophysicists created a fund to build a new planetarium and hope to open it for the citys 350th anniversary in 2011. A site on Sovetskaya Street has already…
The city and the lake in writing
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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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The new Patriarch became Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad
Metropolitan Kirill accepted his election as Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, and the vote outcome became clear after Metropolitan Filaret withdrew and urged support for…
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Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama will meet soon
The presidents of Russia and the United States agreed in a phone call to meet soon and confirmed readiness to work on restoring Russian American relations. The talks…
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A reproductive medicine center has opened in Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, the Mother and Child reproductive medicine center has opened and has begun seeing its first patients, offering help to infertile couples. The clinic will…
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There are fewer migrants in the Angara region
In the Irkutsk region, at the start of 2009 the number of foreigners registered for migration dropped sharply, and in three weeks 1.5 thousand foreign workers left the…
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Everyone to Zimniada 2009
From March 25 to 31, the seventh International Winter Games Festival Zimniada 2009 will be held on Lake Baikal, bringing up to 40 thousand participants and guests from…
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Three candidates have been selected for the Moscow Patriarchal See
On January 25, the Bishops Council of the Russian Orthodox Church opened at Christ the Savior Cathedral, where 198 hierarchs chose three candidates for the Moscow…
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Irkutsk became a center of international relations
In Irkutsk, the Mongolian government delegation held talks with Russian representatives on cooperation in agriculture and nuclear energy. A key result was an agreement…
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Vehicle inspection under the new rules
In Irkutsk and across Russia, vehicle inspection rules have changed. Now private licensed firms decide whether a car may be used, and fake certificates can get them…