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 ...

Irkutsk Polymer Plant, a subsidiary of Irkutsk Oil, has let a contract to Toyo Engineering to build a grassroots ethylene-polyethylene plant in Ust-Kut, in the Irkutsk Region of East Siberia. As part ...

It may sound like something out of The Bible, but this month, a Siberian region was invaded by venomous vipers shortly after being struck by the worst flooding in the area for 180 years. The floods 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 ...

Khuzhir, Russia — It hadn’t occurred to me to take sunscreen to Siberia. But as I lay baking in 85-degree sunlight, I realized that a tube of SPF 30 was as important here in the summer as a down ...