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	How to Get to Irkutsk Airport
	With the cultural heritage of its aristocratic exiles, the Asian influence of nearby Mongolia and China and the easy accessibility of the Lake Baikal, Irkutsk is one of the most appealing cities in Russia.
--26-08-2016--
	Seismic Activity In Irkutsk Oblast
	The north of Irkutsk oblast and Krasnoyarsk Territory near Boguchanskaya HPP began experiencing seismic activity due to the filling of a new water reservoir on the Angara River.
--26-02-2014--

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	Forest Burned by Summer Fires to be Restored in Irkutsk Region
	The action Plant One Million Trees has been launched in the Irkutsk Region that suffered massive fires in summer.
--26-09-2015--
	Bell Ringing Festival Comes to Irkutsk Region
	From July 10 to July 15 the Irkutsk Region will be hosting the famous bell ringing festival The Baikal Chime.
--07-07-2015--
	Amateur Archeologist Stored Skeleton of Early Man for Half a Year
	A skeleton and weapon of a man who lived in the Neolithic or Stone Age presented to Ust-Ilimsk Museum of Local Lore in the Irkutsk Region.
--31-03-2015--
	Water Level in Lake Baikal Reached Its Record Low
	The water in Lake Baikal, the cleanest and the deepest lake in the world, has dropped a record 40 cm to a sixty-year low for the past year and came near to the critical mark of 456 m., which can be followed by an ecocatastrophe.
--21-01-2015--
	Remains of Most Ancient Cancer Patient Found on Bank of Angara
	Archeologists have found remains of the most ancient cancer patient on the bank of River Angara.
--10-12-2014--
	Archaeological Museum of International Level to Appear in Irkutsk Region
	An archaeological museum of international level is planned to be founded in the Malta Settlement of the Irkutsk Region.
--09-06-2014--
	Roerich Museum House Burned Down near Lake Baikal
	This morning, on October 22, the Roerich Museum House in Angasolka Settlement in the Slyudyanka District has burned down.
--22-10-2013--
	Monument to Alexander Vampilov Set up in his Homeland
	A monument to the famous Russian writer Alexander Vampilov has been set up next to the house in the Kutulik Settlement where he grew up.
--16-08-2012--
	Forest Museum to Appear in Irkutsk Region
	Museum of Forests of the Irkutsk Region has opened in the city of Irkutsk.
--29-05-2012--
	Annual Jeep Expedition Started around Lake Baikal
	The annual jeep expedition “Baikal Trophy 2012” started in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk region. Ten crews decided to take part in the extreme journey across the frozen surface of the lake.
--12-03-2012--
	Ethnographic Complex to be Built Near Irkutsk
	New ethnographic complex will appear in Russia in 2012: the Buryat tourist village is planned to be built near the settlement Ust-Ordynsky, 60 kilometres from Irkutsk.
--16-01-2012--
	Bear-Biker Appears in Irkutsk Region
	An unusual sculpture has been set up by local businessmen near one of the shopping malls of Bratsk in the Irkutsk Region.
--29-12-2011--
	Six Thousand-Year-Old Pencil Found in Irkutsk Region
	In the course of a summer expedition in Bodaibo District (Irkutsk Region) archeologists found a pencil, which is 6120 years old.
--12-09-2011--