Irkutsk from above – the cultural capital of Eastern Siberia
Irkutsk is one of the ten largest Siberian cities, occupying the sixth line in this list. Located 66 kilometers from Lake Baikal.
Letter from Siberia – In search of a gulag ghost-town
We all know what Siberia means. It means Lake Baikal and the Altai Mountains. It means bears, long winters and vast expanses of taiga.