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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The mayor met with residents of houses No. 1, 3, 5 on Sportivny Lane and assured them their homes would not be demolished. These houses were declared unsafe in 2005 and…
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Two time Olympic bobsleigh champion Alexander Zubkov declined an offer to head the Irkutsk Region sports ministry. He said he works at CSKA and does not plan to return…
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The Russian Bandy Cup final will be held at Irkutsk's Rekord stadium from October 29 to 31, 2015. Vodnik, Dynamo Moscow, SKA-Neftyanik and Baikal-Energia will compete…
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The Kirovsky District Court ordered the destruction of more than 100 gaming machines seized in Irkutsk during operations to stop illegal gambling. Since early 2015…
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In the Irkutsk region, Alexander Bitarov, chairman of the board of directors of OJSC FSK New City, has been appointed acting chairman of the government. This is due to…
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In the Irkutsk region, the acting sports minister will be first deputy minister Ilya Reznik, the order has already been prepared, the regional Sports Ministry said. This…
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On October 3 and 4, the Baikal International Ecological Forum Clean Planet was held in Irkutsk, bringing together scientists and activists from Russia, China, Mongolia…
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FC Baikal in Irkutsk beat Kaliningrad Baltika 1 0 and moved from 18th to 16th in the Football National League. Vyacheslav Kirillov scored the only goal in added time of…
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During a visit to School No. 8, Irkutsk Mayor Dmitry Berdnikov announced plans to reconstruct the building, built in 1936. A road has already been made to the school…