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Akademgorodok, Irkutsk: Science Town of the Siberian Academy
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Irkutsk (Sverdlovsky okrug, southwest of the city on the left bank)

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This page covers the southwest of the Sverdlovsky okrug on the left bank of the Angara, where Akademgorodok, Irkutsk lies, the science town of the city. It is a planned district of research institutes and housing built in the second half of the twentieth century. Use the guide to see what the area is, which institutes are there and who may find it worth the trip, and remember that the Baikal Museum is in Listvyanka, not here.

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