Irkutsk
March 20th 2013 Irkutsk on the eve of its 350th anniversary
I was fortunate to visit Irkutsk on business in February of 2010. The city was going to celebrate the 350th anniversary since it had been established.
Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia.
This place was first found in 1652 by Ivan Pokhabov when he built winter quarters near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collect
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