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 Irkutsk, a court remanded the driver of private minibus 13, who hit a 53 year old woman at an uncontrolled crosswalk. She died en route to hospital. The case…
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This afternoon in Irkutsk, people were evacuated from the railway station because of an unattended bag. Police, medics and rescuers arrived, but the alarm was false. The…
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In Irkutsk in 2016 a wooden children's play complex will appear, built as part of cooperation between the sister cities Irkutsk and Pforzheim. The project will unite…
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In Irkutsk, an auction was announced for building a kindergarten for 350 children on Zimnaya Street, the city has never built such a large preschool. The contract will…
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A tragedy occurred in Irkutsk on November 18. A 53 year old bank customer died in a Sberbank office at the Tipografiya stop. He suddenly felt ill during service, and…
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In Irkutsk, the charity shop Island of Hope has been operating for almost two and a half years, the citys first project of this kind, modeled after foreign and Moscow…
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The Ministry for Regulating the Contract System in Procurement of Irkutsk Region announced an auction to select a contractor for the reconstruction of the Baikal Highway…
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In Irkutsk in the first nine months of 2015 infant mortality fell by 51.7 percent from last year, and across the region by 20.6 percent. The perinatal center uses best…
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In Irkutsk, a ten story building under construction caught fire in the Evolyutsiya residential complex. More than 20 firefighters are on site. There is no open flame…