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Lake Baikal: the Facts Behind the Superlatives
Baikal is described in superlatives: the deepest lake on Earth, one of the oldest, holding about a fifth of the planet’s unfrozen surface fresh water. Here is what lies…
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Lake Baikal
The lake in facts, figures and observations
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A 1950 “Lebedyanka” steam locomotive is being installed at Slyudyanka station
The freight locomotive L-4046 will become a new monument by the marble station. The unveiling is planned for the autumn.
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A museum of the Circum-Baikal Railway may open in Slyudyanka’s water tower
It is proposed to turn the brick tower of 1911–1913, built by exiled Poles, into a visitor centre.
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Listvyanka celebrates its 300th anniversary with a parade of ships
On 18 July the village on the shore of Baikal held a parade of vessels, a fair and a concert; a contract has been signed to rebuild the Rogatka pier.
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A new viewing platform opens at the memorial stone to Alexander Vampilov
The platform above the cliff at the entrance to Listvyanka was built with sponsors’ money for the village’s 300th anniversary.
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The regional museum launches a bus tour to Bolshoye Goloustnoye
The route passes through the old village of Kochergat with its wooden church and ends on the shore of Baikal.
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32 platforms and monument locomotives to be repaired on the Circum-Baikal Railway
The East Siberian Railway will renew decking, signs and photo spots, repair the stele in Kultuk and restore the locomotives at Polovinnaya and Port Baikal.
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Icebreaker Angara: the stern rooms will be restored in 2026–2027
The new stage of restoration of the museum icebreaker will be paid for with grant money and agreed with the Russian Maritime Register.
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Slyudyanka’s marble station named among the ten most beautiful stations in Russia
In a RIA Novosti ranking, the 1904 station of white and pink marble came sixth.