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.
Discover the best top things to do in Siberian District, Russia including Learn Russian while Traveling on the Trans-Siberian Train, Boat excursion to the Circum Baikal Railway, Full day tour to Listvyanka, Baikal!, Complete Trans-Siberian Journey by Public Trains Vladivostok to Moscow, Private Golden Horde Park Guided Cultural Tour with Lunch, Trans-Siberian Express, Full-Day Private Tour to the Shamans from Irkutsk, Irkutsk Must-Sees Private Tour by Car, Boat excursion to the Baikal Riviera (Sandy Bay / Peschanaya Bay), The best of Irkutsk Walking tour .
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