Irkutsk

Irkutsk

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April 6th 2007
Irkutsk (pronounced "i'm-not-even-going-to-try") is the largest city in Siberia. It's coat of arms is a panther holding a dead weasel with the inscription "Because We Can". It is the center of trade in Siberia due to its connection to Transib. After spending an afternoon here, I've realized why Ghengis Khan's two favorite forms of punishment were death and exile to Siberia. Irkutsk is hot, humid, ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more