Olga, Svetlana (Guides) & Ronan

Irkutsk

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September 15th 2006
Well we have finally reached Siberia Irkutsk is a large industrial city whose biggest claim to fame is its proximity to Lake Baikal (The deepest lake in the world and home to 1/5th of the worlds freshwater). Arrived early morning and were immedately whisked to our Russian family for homestay (Although we technically never actually slept in the house). We were brought to what seemed to be a dodg ... read more

Europe » Russia » Siberia » Irkutsk

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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