From wooden Siberian houses and exiled 19th century aristocrats, to the protagonists of War and Peace and the indescribable beauty of Lake Baikal – a visit to Irkutsk makes for an extraordinary ...

When I boarded the next train, I was more excited about getting away from Krasnoyarsk than getting to Irkutsk. Two days ago I had arrived at Krasnoyarsk after an over 20 hour train journey from Omsk.

Russia is sinking ever deeper into economic dependence on China. Raw-material projects in the Far East and Siberia are turning the region into a resource base for Beijing, while local communities ...

Public backlash prompts officials in Irkutsk to audit construction of bottling plant that would have exported Lake Baikal water to China 7:22 am, March 13, 2019 Source: Meduza The construction site ...

(RFE/RL) -- Some 2,000 people rallied today in the Siberian city of Irkutsk to protest the planned reopening of a paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake. Another ...

The largest city along the Trans-Siberian railway route makes for a charming stop Irkutsk was a name I’ve only seen before on RISK. Yes, the board game. And I had to trawl the internet to find out how ...

Suzuku Studies Supernova Crime Scene Shows Single White Dwarf to Blame The city of Irkutsk (centre left) and part of Lake Baikal (right) are pictured in this Sentinel-1A image over Russia’s Siberia ...

Asphalt concrete pavement on three sections with a total length of 18.7 kilometers will be replaced this year on the federal highway R-258 "Baikal" in the Slyudyansky district of the Irkutsk region.

The Irkutsk international airport cancelled the arrivals and departures of all flights over a strong snow blizzard IRKUTSK, April 23 (Itar-Tass) —— The Irkutsk international airport cancelled the ...

Baikal Blockchain & Crypto Summit 2020 is an international innovation forum, which has a 9-year history in Russia, and for the second year in a row Siberia was chosen as the venue of the event. The ...