Irkutsk was a name I've only seen before on RISK. Yes, the board game. And I had to trawl the internet to find out how it's pronounced (for the record, it's err-KOOT-sk). So how did I end up in this ...

In the past, eastern Siberia had to rely mostly on coal for its energy supply. Now, Irkutsk Oil has begun plans to utilise the region’s gas reserves Irkutsk Oil’s oil treatment facility in eastern ...

The 75th anniversary of the large hydroelectric power station commissioned by Stalin, still the second largest in Russia, was celebrated. Since the 18th century, Orthodox missionaries had started ...

Korean Air has said that it will resume its service between Incheon International Airport, Seoul and Irkutsk, one of the largest cities in Siberia, known for its continental architecture and gateway ...

It was like a beacon slicing through the fog to guide a wayward ship through unknown waters. The sign read “London Pub,” and I had to look at it for a few minutes to convince myself it was real. The ...

Poland no longer operates any consulates on Russian territory after Moscow ordered the closure of the Polish Consulate ...

MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) - Russia's Irkutsk Oil Company is ready to resist any takeover attempts by its deal-hungry bigger rivals, believing its small size helps it to manage its far-flung fields in ...

IRKUTSK, Russia -- Rights activists are questioning official reports that an inmate committed suicide after he was found dead in a prison in Russia's Siberian region of Irkutsk. Relatives of Adygzhy ...

Russia has declared a state of emergency over wildfires in Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Irkutsk region with fumes engulfing an area larger than the European Union. Nearly 3 million hectares are ablaze ...

Baikal Blockchain & Crypto Summit 2020 is an international innovation forum, which has a 9-year history in Russia, and for the second year in a row Siberia was chosen as the venue of the event. The ...