Founded in the mid-17th century as a winter quarters for traders and tax collectors, Irkutsk came to prominence in the 1800s. Participants in the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I were exiled to Siberia in droves, turning Irkutsk into their cultural center. Today, it’s one of Siberia’s biggest and most important cities, with over half a million people, many universities, many historic churches and museums, and beautiful Lake Baikal, just about an hour away by train.
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The first mention of the building basements (located at per. Khasansky, 1 (outdated street name), the current address of Lenin street, 46, in the history of the city Dating back to 1784. "Wine cellars from the guard" - from a copy of the plan of Irkutsk 1784. In the Chapter "state buildings"there are references to five "shops" (at that time so-called warehouses): wine,funeral,provian.
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