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 ...

Asphalt concrete pavement on three sections with a total length of 18.7 kilometers will be replaced this year on the federal highway R-258 "Baikal" in the Slyudyansky district of the Irkutsk region.

The official opening of the ice crossing to the popular tourist destination of Lake Baikal – Olkhon Island – took place in the Irkutsk region. This is the longest ice crossing in the region, its ...

Authorities in Russia recovered the bodies of seven Chinese tourists and one Russian driver who died after their mini-bus ...

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 ...

A group of Chinese tourists drowned in eastern Siberia’s Lake Baikal on Friday after their van fell through an ice crevasse, marking the second deadly incident at the popular tourist destination this ...

(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 ...

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