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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Next year the Pension Fund of Russia plans to raise the basic part of pensions by 37.2 percent to bring it to the pensioners subsistence minimum. In Irkutsk Region new…
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In the Oktyabrsky district, after a week of searching, they caught a lynx seen on city streets since December 3. The predator had been to a cemetery, ran through yards…
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Baikal Energy confidently beat Krasnoturyinsk Mayak on home ice in the national bandy championship, 9 to 1. Former Mayak players Pavel Dubovik and Andrey Gerasimov stood…
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Russian mobile ad operator Superfon has registered a smiley as a trademark and now plans to demand compensation for its commercial use. The company says the license will…
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From January 1 in Irkutsk region, electricity and heat tariffs for the population will rise, both services will become 20 percent more expensive. For city residents…
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Cadets of the Irkutsk Higher Military Aviation Engineering School are planned to be transferred to the Voronezh Military University by January 1, 2009. The transfer has…
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In Irkutsk, a comprehensive inspection of the car market in the Rabochee suburb found violations of land, sanitary and fire safety laws, as well as environmental…
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In Irkutsk Region more than 8 thousand children still live in specialized orphan institutions, but this year 204 children have already found families. The number of…
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On Saturday at BaikalBusinessCenter, the inauguration of Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Yesipovsky will take place, which, he said, will symbolize the completion of…