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, two drivers are accused of trying to bribe police after being stopped for traffic violations, one was talking on the phone while driving, the…
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The Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk ordered the city administration to include 15 roads in the Slavnny microdistrict and the road between Slavnny and the Plishkinsky…
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A criminal case has been opened on Lake Baikal after the death of a woman and a 9 year old child. A 39 year old foreign car driver who was driving on the ice outside an…
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The daughter of an Irkutsk city council deputy, Yulia Kiseleva, appeared in court again. On February 25, the regional court heard appeals in the fatal crash case that…
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Today on Akademicheskaya Street, a fire occurred in a yacht box, completely engulfing a nearly 9-meter vessel. Firefighters extinguished the flames in 20 minutes, but…
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In Irkutsk, three concept options for the citys spatial development until 2040 were presented, worked on by architects from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Irkutsk…
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In Irkutsk, some taxi drivers went on strike on February 24, protesting low fares and price dumping in the local market. The taxi service Maxim said it was operating…
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The website of the Main Department features ice formation risk maps in the waters of Priangarye with current information on ice thickness. Updates occur weekly, allowing…
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In the Irkutsk region, a family gang that killed pensioners was sentenced, organizer Sergei Vysotsky got life imprisonment, and his relatives accomplices got 10 to 19…