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The embankment will again be decorated with a spire
In Irkutsk, after 5.5 years, they decided to return the famous spire to the Angara embankment, which was removed in 2003 and replaced by a monument to Alexander III…
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In Irkutsk, an aerial metro will be built for the 350th anniversary
In Irkutsk they plan to build an aerial metro to help solve traffic jams by 2011. The 125 kilometer cableway will pass through the busiest districts of the city, and its…
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The government helps the unemployed
Against the backdrop of the financial crisis, the government decided to support families where both parents lost their jobs. Such families with children under 14 are…
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Want free mobile service, get a tattoo
One of the largest regional operators, BVK, launched an unusual advertising campaign to attract attention amid fierce competition. Anyone who gets a BVK logo tattoo on…
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The last space tourist will be from Irkutsk
In October, the last space tourist will go to space, businessman of French origin Konstantin Lagutin, who paid 32 million dollars for the flight and passed the medical…
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Irkutsk prison is being closed for repairs
In Irkutsk, a capital repair program for state institution facilities for 2009 to 2010 was adopted, and one of the most controversial decisions was the repair of the…
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The Unified State Exam will be partially canceled in May 2009 and completely from the next school year
Dmitry Medvedev proposed that the Education and Science Ministry work out a strategy for a painless abolition of the Unified State Exam, and schools in the Siberian…
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Video games are good for vision
American scientists concluded that computer and video games, especially shooters, can improve vision by increasing contrast sensitivity and the ability to distinguish…
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Irkutsk schoolchildren won the all Russia mini football tournament
The team from Gymnasium No. 3 in Irkutsk won the mini football tournament in Moscow, beating a strong team from Karachay Cherkessia 5 to 1 in the final.