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Man and Nature Film Festival, Irkutsk: Baikal Eco-Cinema in September
The Baikal International Film Festival Man and Nature, named after the writer Valentin Rasputin, is one of Russia's oldest environmental film festivals.…
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Jazz on Baikal Festival, Irkutsk: Jazz Concerts and Masterclasses
An annual international jazz festival in Irkutsk, held since 2006. It combines a free opening concert, club and hall concerts, masterclasses, jam…
Events & Holidays
Stars on Baikal Music Festival, Irkutsk: Classical Music in September
An annual international festival of classical music in Irkutsk, founded in 2004 on the initiative of the pianist Denis Matsuev. Concerts are…
Events & Holidays
Victory Day, Irkutsk: Parade, Immortal Regiment and Eternal Flame
The anniversary of the 1945 victory, marked every 9 May with a wreath ceremony at the Eternal Flame, a parade on Speransky…
Events & Holidays
Maslenitsa Festival, Irkutsk: Pancakes, Folk Games and Straw Effigy
The pancake week that sees off winter, celebrated across Irkutsk in late winter with folk games, songs, pancakes and the burning of…
Events & Holidays
New Year Celebrations, Irkutsk: Tree, Ice Town and Fireworks
The main city tree and an ice town on Kirov Square, a Santa Claus residence, midnight fireworks and Christmas on 7 January.…
Events & Holidays
Irkutsk City Day: When It Is Held and What Happens in the Center
The city's birthday, held every year on the first Saturday of June. Concerts, a fair of crafts, a book fair and a…
Hotels
Marussia Boutique Hotel, Irkutsk: Small Hotel in the 130th Quarter
A small boutique hotel with 14 rooms in wooden buildings on Sedova Street, in the 130th Quarter. Its Provence-style rooms have wooden…
Hotels
AZIMUT Airport Hotel, Irkutsk: Rooms Across from the Terminals
A modern airport hotel on Shiryamova Street, described as a short walk from the Irkutsk terminals and about 15 minutes by road…
Hotels
Angara Hotel, Irkutsk: Large Three-Star Hotel at Kirov Square
A large three-star hotel complex with more than 300 rooms on Sukhe-Bator Street, next to Kirov Square. A supermarket, a pharmacy and…
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