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 ...

Local authorities in Russia‘s Irkutsk region have adopted new Rules for the organization of tourism and recreation in the central ecological zone of the Baikal natural territory, which will limit ...

IRKUTSK, Russia -- Environmentalists in the southeastern Russian city of Irkutsk plan to hold a demonstration on November 6 to support efforts to preserve the Khimki Forest near Moscow, the Utrish ...

Embark on an epic journey across the Trans-Siberian railway, the longest train journey in the world, spanning over 9,000 km ...

The expenses of the Irkutsk hydroelectric power plant increased to 3,300±50 cubic meters/s. The corresponding decision, based on the inflow forecast, was made at an extraordinary meeting of the ...

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.

(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 ...

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 ...

When I was 8 years old I rode a horse for the first time in my life in a place called "La Siberia" located in northeastern Mexico (yes, a mountainous area with pine trees and snow does exist south of ...