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.

It takes four days to reach Irkutsk Station, more than 5,000 kilometres away from Moscow. With its traditional homes, decorated with delicate lace-like wood trim, the capital of East Siberia is one of ...

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 ...

IRKUTSK, Russia -- Environmentalists in Russia's Far East have been celebrating a small victory in a long war to protect one of the world's great natural treasures, Lake Baikal. On September 27, the ...

Join us on a 5-day journey across Russia to Yakutsk, the coldest city on earth, traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The route passes through Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Chita, and the ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. IRKUTSK, Russia — Today, this frigid city of just over half a million in eastern Siberia is best known for being a ...

IRKUTSK, Russia — It was late one afternoon in January when a squad of plainclothes police officers arrived at the headquarters of a prominent environmental group here. They brushed past the staff ...