Yellow Warning for Wind in effect until Saturday, 8:00 AM IRKT. In 1821, as part of the Mikhail Speransky's reforms, Siberia was administratively divided at the Yenisei River. It has a federal status of especially protected land and a nature memorial of Irkutsk. Today, Light cloud and light winds. By 1900, the city had earned the nickname of "The Paris of Siberia.". In the early 19th century, many Russian artists, officers, and nobles were sent into exile in Siberia for their part in the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I. Irkutsk became the major center of intellectual and social life for these exiles, and they developed much of the city's cultural heritage. [56] It will also be an indoor speed skating arena. The first road connection between Moscow and Irkutsk, the Siberian Route, was built in 1760, and benefited the town economy. The Epiphany Cathedral, the governor's palace, a school of medicine, a museum, a military hospital and the crown factories are among the public institutions and buildings. Before the revolution, the city was called "East Paris", "Siberian Petersburg", "Siberian Athens". [16] The city quickly rebounded, installing electricity in 1896.

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[43], Bandy is popular in the city. The Federal road and railway to Moscow and Vladivostok pass through the other side of the Angara River from central Irkutsk.

During the communist years, the industrialization of Irkutsk and Siberia in general was strongly encouraged. [53] The 2019 Bandy World Championship was scheduled to also be hosted in Irkutsk. The society had declined and their health had suffered markedly[19]. Опубликован: "Областная", №45, 24 апреля 2009 г. Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Many still survive today, in stark contrast with the standard Soviet apartment blocks that surround them. Вступил в силу с 31 декабря 2004 г., но не ранее чем через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. In the 1870s, a high-placed French heraldist with a limited command of Russian assumed that "babr" was a misspelling of "bobr", the Russian word for "beaver", and changed the wording accordingly. The two main parts of Irkutsk are customarily referred to as the "left bank" and the "right bank", with respect to the flow of the Angara River. When the railway reached Irkutsk, it had earned the nickname of "The Paris of Siberia." It can be very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter.

Its mission is "to protect and enrich the flora of the Lake Baikal area and the world for people through public education, collection, propagation, research, and conservation of plants".

[17][18], In 2018, the BBC reported that men in Irkutsk had an average life span of only 63. Current weather in Irkutsk and forecast for today, tomorrow, and next 14 days Forecast - Irkutsk.

An essay on the cultural history of Irkutsk (and another one about the nearby Lake Baikal) is included in Rasputin's non-fiction collection Siberia, Siberia, which is also available in an English translation. The population has been shrinking since the late 1980s: 587,891 (2010 Census);[6] 593,604 (2002 Census);[20] 622,301 (1989 Census).[21]. Important roads and railways like the Trans-Siberian Highway (Federal M53 and M55 Highways) and Trans-Siberian Railway connect Irkutsk to other regions in Russia and Mongolia. Many new products, often imported from China via Kyakhta, became widely available in Irkutsk for the first time, including gold, diamonds, fur, wood, silk, and tea.

Закона №2-У от 14 декабря 2017 г. Irkutsk also figures prominently in descriptions by foreign travelers, including the so-called British "Blind Traveler" James Holman, who was suspected of spying and conducted back forcibly to the frontiers of Poland. Irkutsk originally had a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc).

Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Irkutsk area. Additionally, there are R&D institutes including GAZPROM R&D Institute (a Branch of a Moscow-based institute), the Irkutsk Institute of Rare and Precious Metals and Diamonds (Irgiredmet), part of the Petropavlovsk Group of Companies.,[40] and the Vostoksibacademcenter of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences that publishes the Project Baikal journal. Закон №88-оз от 16 декабря 2004 г. Irkutsk is characterized by an extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. When the coat of arms was devised in 1690, the animal was described as a tiger ("babr", a bookish word of Persian derivation) with a sable in his mouth.

«О внесении изменений в статьи 25 и 33 Закона Иркутской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области" и Закон Иркутской области "О порядке рассмотрения Законодательным Собранием Иркутской области предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам и (или) о переименовании географических объектов"». A number of institutes conduct research within Irkutsk State University: the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Oil and Coal Chemistry and Synthesis, the Laboratory of Quantum Chemistry, the Institute of Applied Physics, the Interregional Institute of Social Studies, the Astronomical Observatory, and the Botanical Gardens.

This modification engendered a long dispute between the local authorities, who were so confused by the revised description that they started to depict the "babr" as a fabulous animal, half-tiger and half-beaver. [15] The main portion of the city is separated from several landmarks—the monastery, the fort and the port, as well as its suburbs—by another tributary, the Ida (or Ushakovka) River.

[59], Clockwise, from the upper right corner: Clock Tower, Picture Gallery, Irkutsk panorama from the dam, Local Lore Museum, Khudozhestvenny Cinema, Kazan Church, Почта России. [28] Tens of thousands of drug addicts, mostly ethnic Russians in their mid to late teens are infected. [48], In Irkutsk, there are 384 sports facilities, of which 200 are municipal ones. Irkutsk has dry periods in January, February, March, April and December. «О поправках к Уставу Иркутской области». Постановление №9/5-ЗС от 15 апреля 2009 г. Irkutsk Extended Forecast with high and low temperatures. Last updated today at 11:59. Irkutsk (/ɪərˈkutsk/ eer-KOOTSK;[13] Russian: Иркутск, IPA: [ɪrˈkutsk]; Buryat and Mongolian: Эрхүү, Erhüü) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года", "In Russia, Dozens Dies After Drinking Alcohol Substitute", "Russia bath lotion poisoning: Putin orders crackdown as death toll rises", "Putin's Russia: Icy Siberia reveals cracks in society", "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек", "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров", "Pogoda.ru.net- Climate Data for Irkutsk 1981–2010", National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station History", "Irkutsk Aviation Industrial Association – Russian Defense Industry", Russian Aircraft Industry Seeks Revival Through Merger, "AEGIS Security & Investigations - Los Angeles Private Investigator", "AIDS Epidemic Explodes in Eastern Europe", "[pr-x] Russians dying of AIDS, drugs and despair", "IGTRK – Irkutsk branch of the State Television an Radio Broadcast Company", "gorodtv.ru. In 1879, on July 4 and 6, a fire burned out of control, destroying the palace of the Governor General, and the principal administrative and municipal offices. The Russian government has merged Irkut with Ilyushin, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Tupolev, and Yakovlev into a new company named United Aircraft Building Corporation. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Furthermore, the tigers became extinct in this part of Siberia. [15] The river, 580-meter (1,900 ft) wide, is crossed by the Irkutsk Hydroelectric Dam and three other bridges downstream. Since 2000, the temperatures have resembled a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb). Опубликован: "Областная", №71, 25 июня 2010 г. Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Among them there are 23 swimming pools, 14 ski bases, a sports palace, 154 courts, 165 gyms, an athletics arena, a racetrack, 7 stadiums—Trud, Rekord, Dynamo, Zenit, Aviator, Lokomotiv-2, sports complex of Irktusk and the main football arena—Lokomotiv for 3 thousand seats. As a result, Irkutsk became a prosperous cultural and educational center in Eastern Siberia. It occupies 27 hectares (67 acres) within Irkutsk city, 70 km (43 mi) West of Lake Baikal. Although the epidemic, which started in 1999, is reported to have slowed down, Irkutsk will lose tens of thousands of its working age population from 2010 onwards. [24], The largest industry in Irkutsk is Irkut, the Irkutsk Aviation Industrial Association,[25] which was set up in 1932 in the Transbaykal region of the Soviet Union.

Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -12°F to 75°F and is rarely below -30°F or above 85°F.. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Irkutsk for warm-weather activities is from late June to early August. Irkutsk is home to the East Siberian Education Academy (since 1909), Irkutsk State University (1918), Irkutsk State Medical University (1918), Baykalsky State University of Economics and Law (since 1932), Irkutsk State Technical University (since 1939), Irkutsk State Academy of Agriculture, Irkutsk State Linguistic University (1948), Irkutsk State Railway Transport University (since 1975), and a number of private colleges: Siberian Institute of Law, Economics and Management (since 1993), Institute of Economics of ISTU (since 1996), and others.

The garden is mainly an educational and scientific tool for the Irkutsk State University and maintains the largest plant collection of living plants in Eastern Siberia (more than 5,000 plant taxa), a herbarium, and a seed bank.

[57] Its construction started in October 2018[58] and is expected to be ready for use by March 2020, just in time for the Bandy World Championship. The city became a major centre of aircraft manufacture.

It has its origin in a seal of the Siberia Khanate representing a sable and showcasing the fact that Siberia (or rather Yugra) was the main source of sable fur throughout the Middle Ages. High Temp: 77 °F. By the end of the 19th century, the population consisted of one exiled man for every two locals.