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The list of all cities

Knowledge about cities being situated at Transsib in East Siberia from east of Kuzbass to coast of Baikal in the east of Irkutsk region are collected here. All raion centres (not cities) and large stations also are included into this section. In the case of the rich historical past or great number of remarkables of special city, separate information is selected.
Links to Internet resources containing information about the city or this region (usually they are historical, information or museum sites) are given below information about the city. Cities in the section are strictly sorted by their arrangement along Trans-Siberian railway from west to east from Moscow. Internet resources were selected subjectively by theirs infromation value. Museum sites are marked by 'plus' sign (+).

Populated areas: Bogotol c., Achinsk c., Novochernorechenskiy stt, Kozulka stt, Krasnoyarsk c., Uyar c., Zaozyorny c., Kansk c., Ilanskiy c., Nizhniy Ingash stt, Nizhnyaya Poyma stt, Biryusinsk c., Taishet c., Alzamay c., Nizhneudinsk c., Tulun c., Kuitun stt, Zima c., Zalari stt, Kutulik stt, Cheremkhovo c., Usolie-Sibirskoe c., Angarsk c., Irkutsk c., Shelekhov c., Kultuk s., Slyudyanka c., Baikalsk c.
* The branch Novokuznetsk - Taishet: Abakan c.
* The branch Achinsk - Tigey: Nazarovo c., Uzhur c.
* The branch Shush - Sharypovo: Sharypovo c.
* The branch Achinsk - Lesosibirsk: Lesosibirsk c.
* The branch Yenisei - Divnogorsk: Divnogorsk c.
* The branch Cheremkhovo - Makarievo: Svirsk c.
* BAM: Vikhorevka c., Bratsk c., Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy c., Ust-Kut c..


			Bogotol c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Bogotol raion). Was founded: in 1898, incorporated from 1911. Coordinates: 56-19 d.n., 89-37 d.e. The city is situated in north spurs of Arga ridge. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 62 sq. km. Population: 30,9 thous. (1959); 27,7 thous. (1989); 26,2 thous. (1998); 22,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3846 km of Transsib: the station Bogotol, south side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Instrumental and carriage works. JSK "Bogotolmoloko", brewery, bakery, factory of household products etc. In Bogotol raion grain-crops, technical crops (mainly flax), foddercrops are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs, birds, rabbits. Cage fur farming (fox, Artic fox, mink). Deposits of lignite, gold, argil, sand, limonite, granite.

			History: It was founded in 1883 as railway station in the time of railway construction. It was named from the same name village 8 km far from the railway.


			Achinsk c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Achinsk raion). Was founded: in 1683, incorporated from 1782. Subordinate settlement: Mazulskiy. Coordinates: 56-24 d.n., 90-37 d.e. The city is situated in spurs of Arga ridge at right bank of Chulym r. (Ob tribiutary). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 103 sq. km. Population: 32,5 thous. (1939); 50,3 thous. (1959); 121,5 thous. (1989); 123,3 thous. (1998); 112,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3914 km of Transsib: the station Achinsk-1, south side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Railway junction (4 directions - to Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Abakan, Lesosibirsk). Passenger stations in city limits: Achinsk-2. Tram. A pier at Chulym r. Economics: JSK "Achinsk alumina combine" (processes nepheline ores, produces final alumina, soda products, cement), JSK "Achinsk oil refinery", JSK "Stroyindustriya", JSK "Stroymaterialy", clothing IA. Plants: woodworking, asphalt, mechanical, wax, brick, electrorapair, brewery etc. JSK "Achinskhleboproduct", LLC "Meat-preserving factory", JSK "Achinsk dairy factory", LLC "The confectionery "Achinskaya". Factories: shoe, furniture, fur etc. There is coal extraction close to Achinsk (Kansk-Achinsk energy pack). In Achinsk raion wheat, rye, oats, barley, pea, vegetables, potatoes are grown. Ones breed cattle (dairy-meat), pigs, birds. Deposits of limestone, manganese, brick and refractory clays, sand-and-gravel, building stone. Science, education: Branches of Krasnoyarsk institutes: of non-ferrous metals and engineering-construction. Culture and museums: Dramatic theatre. Museum of regional studies (was founded in 1887). Architecture and remarkables: Kazanskiy cathedral (1832), building of former synagogue (1907), building of former female gymnasium (was founded in 1912, now pedagogical school), former House of social assembly (now Dramatic theatre) atc. There are Aidashinskaya cave 10 km from Achinsk, Achinsk paleolithic site 2 km east of Achinsk.

			History: It was founded in 1641 as Achinsk stockaded town at Bely Iyus r. After the fire in 1683 it was cvarried to Chulym r. at inflowing of small river Achinka into it.


			Novochernorechenskiy set., Krasnoyarsk ter.
			Settlement of town type (1949), Kozulka raion. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			3954 km of Transsib: the station Chernorechenskaya, south side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1959, alternating current. Economics: Enterprises of rail transport, agriculture.


			Kozulka set., Krasnoyarsk ter.
			Settlement of town type (1962), raion centre (Kozulka raion). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			3979 km of Transsib: the station Kozulka, south side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1959, alternating current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Krasnoyarsk c.
				The centre of Krasnoyarsk territory RF. Was founded: in 1628, incorporated from 1822. 7 city districts. Coordinates: 56-04 d.n., 92-45 d.e. The city is situated along Yenisei bank. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 349 sq. km. Population: 190 thous. (1939); 412 thous. (1959); 796,3 thous. (1989); 877,6 thous. (1999); 920,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -17, April +1, July +18, October +1

			4098 km of Transsib: the station Krasnoyarsk, north side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1959, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Railway junction (3 directions - to Achinsk, Taishet and Divnogorsk). Administration of Krasnoyarsk line. Passenger stations in city limits: Bugach, Yenisei, Zlobino, Bazaikha, Krasnoyarskie Stolby, Krasnoyarsk-Severny. Tram, trolleybus. Metro is been building now. A port at Yenisei r. The map of transport junction Economics: Krasnoyarsk is a significant industrial centre of East Siberia. Engineering industry and metalwork: IA - "Sibtyazhmash", "Krastyazhmash", "Combineprom", "Krasmashzavod", plants - engineering, electric carriage repair, of wood enginneering, ship-building yard, radio, of televisors etc. Chemistry: IA - "Khimvolokno", "Khimbytpribor", chemical combine "Yenisei", plants - of synthetic rubber, tyre, of medical preparations, of rubber-technical products. Metallurgy: IA - "Sibenergozvetmet", "Yeniseizoloto", plants - metallurgical, "Sibelectrostal", aluminium, of non-ferrous metals etc. Woodworking industry (integrated pulp-and-paper mill), of building materials (plants - cement, of industrial building structures etc.). Enterprises of light and food industries. Science, education: Scientific centre of Siberian branch of RAS unites institutes of physics, of chemistry and chemical engineering, of forest and wood, computing centre and other scientific organizations. In Krasnoyarsk Siberia - Far East branch of Russian Academy of Arts works. University. Agrarial university. Academy of non-ferrous metals and gold. Institutes: of arts, commercial, engineering-building, medical, pedagogical, polytecnic, Siberian technologic. Siberian aerospace academy. Department of Novosibirsk institute of engineers of water transport, branch of correspondence institute of food industry. High command air defense school. Culture and museums: Theatres: of opera and ballet, dramatic, of musical comedy, for young audience, puppet-show. Big and Small concert-halls, concert-dance hall, a hall of organistic music. Circus. Philharmonic. 2 exhibit halls. Museums: of regional studies with some branches, culture-historical centre, House-museum of V. I. Lenin, Museum-flat of P. A. Krasikov, Museum-estate of V. I. Surikov, The Surikov art museum. Architecture and remarkables: South-east part of Krasnoyarsk directly adjoins to reservoir Stolby with rocks of whimsical shape. There is a chapel at Karaulnaya hill (was rebuilt in 1854-55) at the place of former Karaulnaya tower of the stockaded town. Architectural monuments: Veil church (1785-95, was restored in 1977-78), Annunciation church (1804-12) etc. Monuments of Siberian architecture kept: former mansions of merchants Gadalovs, of merchant-bibliophile Yudin (the beginning of the 20 c.).

			History: It was founded in 1628 by waywode A. Dubenskiy as stockaded town Krasny Yar for protection from Tartars raids and for 'yasak' duty. Intensive develop of Krasnoyarsk began from construction (1735-41) of Moscow way (Achinsk - Krasnoyarsk - Kansk). In 1756 close to Kansk iron-making plant of merchant Vlasyev was founded. In the 19 c. Krasnoyarsk was the centre of Siberian Cossacks. From 1822 the centre of Yenisei province. In the end of the 19 c. in Krasnoyarsk small enterprises, railway workshops, steam locomotive shed worked. In prewar five-year periods in Krasnoyarsk next large enterprises were built - "Sibtyazhmash", ship-building yard, integrated pulp-and-paper mill, enterprises of light industry, electric power station, port. From 1934 Krasnoyarsk is the centre of Krasnoyarsk territory. During the Great Patriotic War tens plants from forward area were evacuated to Krasnoyarsk.

			Internet links: Krasnet (Ru, Eng) Krasnoyarsk - the centre of Russia (Ru, Eng) Krasnoyarsk news agency (Ru, Eng) Saloon "Painter" (Ru, Eng) Art Store Diana (Eng) Gallery of Krasnoyarsk (Eng) Welcome to Krasnoyarsk (Ru, Eng)


			Uyar c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Uyar raion). Was founded: in 1760, incorporated from 1944. Coordinates: 55-50 d.n., 94-19 d.e. The city is situated in foothills of East Sayan, at Uyarka r. (Yenisei basin). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 52 sq. km. Population: 21,6 thous. (1959); 18 thous. (1989); 16,3 thous. (1998); 13,1 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			4229 km of Transsib: the station Uyar, north side (from 1899). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1959, alternating current. Railway junction (3 directions - to Krasnoyarsk, Taishet, Sayanskaya). Economics: JSK - "Uyarochka" (dairy factory), "Uyarzhelezobeton", bakery, ceramic plant, district forestry, meat preserving plant. In Uyar raion grain-crops and foddercrops are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs. Deposits of kaolin, sand, gravel, granite. Architecture and remarkables: There is wooden church (the beginning of the 20 c.) in Olgino village in Uyar raion.

			History: It is known from 1760 when post house and coachman house were built. The settlement grew at the expense of settlers from Latvia, Ukraine, Volga area, Orel province. To the end of the 19 c. in Uyar railway station was built (at Tran-Siberian railway). In 1897 the station Uyarskaya was renamed to Olgino, in 1906 to Klyukvennaya (by the name of railway engineer). Gradually the station and Uyar village mecame one populated area. Incorporated from 1944. In 1973 the station Klyukvennaya was renamed to Uyar. In Uyar next enterprises were opened: in 1922 brick plant, in 1926 Klyukvenny plant of refractories (on the base of opencast deposits of refractory clays), in 1948 shop of mica plucking, after Uyar miva factory, in 1958 plant of concrete product was built, in 1975 asphalt-concrete plant.


			Zaozyorny c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Rybinsk raion). Was founded: in 1776, settlement of town type from 1934, incorporated from 1948. Subordinate settlements: Irsha, Ural. Coordinates: 55-58 d.n., 94-43 d.e. The settlement is situated at north piedmont of East Sayan at Barga r. (Yenisei basin). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 56 sq. km. Population: 34,7 thous. (1959); 15,8 thous. (1989); 14,6 thous. (1998); 11,5 thous. (2006). Renamings: Troitsko-Zaozyornoe (1776-1934).

			4263 km of Transsib: the station Zaozyornaya, north line (from 1899). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Economics: Plants: of radiocomponents, brick, bakery, dairy. Furniture, clothing factories. Elevator. There is coal extraction close to Zaozerny (Irsha-Borodinskiy opencast colliery). Krasnoyarsk state raion electric power station - 2. In Rybinsk raion rye, wheat, barley, oats, buckwheat, rape are grown. Ones breed cattle, horses, pigs. Deposits of mica, gold.

			History: In 1776 Troitsko-Zaozyornaya sloboda was founded (its dwellers extracted mica). From 1864 Troitsko-Zaozyornoe village. In 1934 it was transformed to Zaozyorny settlement.


			Kansk c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Kansk raion). Was founded: in 1640, incorporated from 1782. Coordinates: 56-11 d.n., 95-40 d.e. The city is situated in Kansk partially-wooded steppe, along bank of Kan r. (Yenisei tributary). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 92 sq. km. Population: 42,2 thous. (1939); 73,8 thous. (1959); 109,6 thous. (1989); 107,5 thous. (1998); 101,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -20, April +1, July +19, October 0

			4344 km of Transsib: the station Kansk-Yeniseiskiy, north side (ñ 1899). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Passenger stations in city limits: Kansk-2. Economics: Cotton, woodworking and of building materials. Plants: of paper-making equipment, of composite metalworks, biochemical. Clothing IA. Enterprises of food industry: mill combine, meat-preserving factory, distillery and brewery. Culture and museums: Dramatic theatre. Museum of regional sudies (from 1912). Architecture and remarkables: 14 architectural monuments are protected in Kansk.

			History: It was founded in 1628 as Kansk small stockaded town near Komarovskie rapids at Kan (now Komarovka village), 43 km lower the modern place. In 1640 the stockaded town was moved to the present place. Regular Russian population appeared in 1717. From the middle of the 18 c. it was of importance in transite trade (at Moscow road). Incorporated from 1782. In the end of the 19 c. most Kansk people were engaged in crop-growing and anilmal husbandry, in summer many of them went to gold-mines.


			Ilanskiy c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Ilanskiy raion). Was founded: in 1645, incorporated from 1939. Coordinates: 56-15 d.n., 96-06 d.e. The city is situated in Kansk partially-wooded steppe, at Ilanka r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 52 sq. km. Population: 26,7 thous. (1959); 18,4 thous. (1989); 17,6 thous. (1998); 16,4 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			4376 km of Transsib: the station Ilanskaya, north side (from 1899). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Plants of concrete product, clothing factory. Enterprises of rail transport, wood-working and other. In Ilanskiy raion grain-crops are grown. Deposits of lignite (Kansk-Achinsk coal field). Culture and museums: Museum of locomotive shed. Architecture and remarkables: Park and artificial lake (were laid in 1939).

			History: It was founded in 1645. In 1733 Siberia-Moscow road ran via Ilanskiy. It began to develop in 1894 owing to construction of the railway and the circumstance that neighbouring Kansk (its trade-industrial upper crust grew at gold boom in the second half of the 19 c.) refused to placed in own city rail transport infrastructure (depot, workshops).


			Nizhniy Ingash set., Krasnoyarsk ter.
			Settlement of town type (1961), raion centre (Nizhneingashskiy raion). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			4405 km of Transsib: the station Ingashskaya, north side (from 1899). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Nizhnyaya Poyma set., Krasnoyarsk ter.
			Settlement of town type (1961), Nizhneingashskiy raion. The settlement is situated at Reshoty r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			4452 km of Transsib: the station Reshoty, north side (from 1899). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Railway junction (3 directions - to Krasnoyarsk, Taishet, Karabula). Passenger stations in settlement limits: Reshoty (Northern). Economics: Manufacture of building materials, food industry.


			Biryusinsk c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of city subordination, (Taishet). Was founded: in 1899, incorporated from 1967. Coordinates: 55-59 d.n., 97-54 d.e. The city is situated at south-west of Biryusinskoe plateau, at the right bank of Biryusa r. (Angara basin). Zone time: +5 from Mosco one. Area: 23 sq. km. Population: 13,3 thous. (1959); 12 thous. (1989); 11,9 thous. (1998); 9,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: Suetikha (1899-1967).

			4503 km of Transsib: the station Biryusinsk, south side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Passenger stations in city limits: Tagul. Economics: Biryusinsk is an industrial suburb of Taishet. Lumber-woodworking combine, hydrolysis plant (manufacture of wood spirit, fodder yeast etc.).

			History: Biryusinsk was incorporated in 1967. Earlier - Suetikha settlement.


			Taishet c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Taishet raion). Was founded: in 1897, incorporated from 1938. Subordinate city: Biryusinsk. Subordinate settlement: Yurty. Coordinates: 55-56 d.n., 98-05 d.e. The city is situated in south-west part of Biryusinsk plateau, at Biryusa r. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 56 sq. km. Population: 11,7 thous. (1939); 33,5 thous. (1959); 42,3 thous. (1989); 42,7 thous. (1998); 37,3 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			4515 km of Transsib: the station Taishet, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Railway junction (4 directions - to Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Abakan, Lena). The only place in all Russia that one cannot pass moving by any way by railway from Europe and Western Siberia to east, to Asia and Far East. A pier at Biryusa r. Economics: JSK "Biryusinskaya WIC" (timbers etc.), JSK "Yurtinskles" (sleepers, furniture). Motor repair and hydrolysis plants. Food combine, butter factory, meat-preserving factory, bakery, factory of clothing product etc. In Taishet raion wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat, pea are grown. Ones breed catlle, goats, sheep, pigs, horses. Deposits of lignite, tantalum ore etc. Culture and museums: There is House-museum of Soviet Union heroes Zoya and Alexander Kosmodemyanskiy in Shitkino settlement (they lived here in 1929-30).

			History: It sprang up in 1897 as small village. Handy position at railway close to big river determined the role of Taishet as administrative and trade centre.


			Alzamay c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of city subordination (Nizhneudinsk). Was founded: in 1899, incorporated from 1955. Coordinates: 55-35 d.n., 98-34 d.e. The city is situated in East Sayan, at Toporok r. (Angara basin). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 45 sq. km. Population: 13 thous. (1959); 9 thous. (1989); 8,8 thous. (1998); 7,2 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			4586 km of Transsib: the station Alzamay, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Economics: Woodworking combine, repair-mechanical plant and other enterprises. There are loggings in area of Alzamay.

			History: It was founded as a settlement.


			Nizhneudinsk c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Nizhneudinsk raion). Was founded: in 1648, incorporated from 1783. Subordinate city: Alzamay. Coordinates: 54-56 d.n., 98-58 d.e. The city is situated at the foot of East Sayan spurs, along Uda r. bank (Yenisei basin). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 98 sq. km. Population: 10,4 thous. (1926); 38,8 thous. (1959); 43,7 thous. (1989); 43,2 thous. (1998); 38,4 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -20, April +1, July +19, October 0

			4679 km of Transsib: the station Nizhneudinsk, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Mice factory. Enterprises of wood industry and rail transport. Plants: "Translespromzdanie" (buildings of container type), of road-building materials. Enterprises of food industry: brewery, confectionery, dairy plant, meat-preserving factory. In Nizhneudinsk raion grain-crops (mainly for fodder), potatoes, vegetables etc. are grown. Dairy and meat animal husbandry, pig breeding. Deposits of coal, gold, silver, zinc, lead, manganese, molybdenum, quartzite, copper, iron etc. Architecture and remarkables: Nikolskaya church. There is Uk waterfall (the height is 20 m) downstream Uda r., 18 km from Nizhneudinsk. There are Nizhneudinsk caves 75 km upstream Uda, south of Nizhneudinsk, 460 metres above level of the river.

			History: It was founded in 1648 by Russian Cossacks as Pokrovskiy Gorodok. In 1649 a small stockaded town sprang up from 1664 stockaded town did. Incorporated from 1783. Long time Nizhneudinsk was an exchange-trade point: gold, animal husbandry products. Ones exported provisions, clothes, hunting ammunition.


			Tulun c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Tulun raion). Was founded: in the second half of the XVIII c., incorporated in 1922-1924 and from 1927. Coordinates: 54-37 d.n., 100-28 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plain, at Iya r. (Angara basin). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 135 sq. km. Population: 28 thous. (1939); 41,8 thous. (1959); 52,9 thous. (1989); 53,7 thous. (1998); 49,4 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			4795 km of Transsib: the station Tulun, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Passenger stations in city limits: Nuyra. Economics: Tulun is the large centre of wood, woodworking and coal industries (opencast collieries "Azeiskiy" and "Tulunskiy"). Manufacture of building materials. Plants - glass works, hydrolysis, motor repair and electrical repair. Enterprises of food industry: distillery, butter factory, confectionery, meat-preserving factory. In Tulun raion deposits of sand, clay etc. are. Culture and museums: History-revolutionary museum.

			History: It was founded in the second half of the 18 c. In 19 c. wayside village Tulun. In the beginning of the 20 c., after laying of railway, Tulun was the significant trade point.


			Kuitun set., Irkutsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1957), raion centre (Kuitun raion). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one.

			4874 km of Transsib: the station Kuitun, south side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Zima c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Zima raion). Was founded: in 1743, incorporated from 1922. Coordinates: 53-59 d.n., 101-59 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plain, at Oka r. (Angara tributary), close to inflowing of Zima r. into it. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 54 sq. km. Population: 26,8 thous. (1939); 38,5 thous. (1959); 41,8 thous. (1989); 36,9 thous. (1998); 34,1 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -23, April +1, July +18, October -1

			4934 km of Transsib: the station Zima, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1959, direct current; in 1960, alternating current. Until 1995 - joint of direct and alternating currents. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Enterprises of lumber-woodworking industry. Plants: hydrolysis, wood rosin, chemical, of concrete product, brick. Locomotive and carriage depots. In Zima raion wheat, barley, oats, pea, buckwheat, maize for silage, rape, soybean are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs, horses. Aviculture. Deposits of sand-and-gravel, brick loams, coal, natural gas, rock-salt, sand, limestone. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies. Architecture and remarkables: White-stone church of Saint Nikola the Blesst (1884, active). In Zima raion: wooden estates are in Burya village, estates of the 19 c. are in Kimeltei village.

			History: It was founded in 1743 as Staraya Zima village. In 1898 at construction of Trans-Siberian way railway station sprang up. From 1915 wood industry developed, working settlement formed.


			Zalari set., Irkutsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1957), raion centre (Zalari raion). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one.

			4989 km of Transsib: the station Zalari, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1959, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Kutulik set., Ust-Ordynski Buryatian district of Irkutsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1944), raion centre (Kutulik raion). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one.

			5021 km of Transsib: the station Kutulik, south side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1959, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. Economics: Agriculture, loggins.


			Cheremkhovo c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Cheremkhovo raion). Was founded: in 1772, incorporated from 1917. Subordinate city: Svirsk. Coordinates: 53-13 d.n., 103-02 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plain. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 117 sq. km. Population: 56 thous. (1939); 121,7 thous. (1959); 73,6 thous. (1989); 70,5 thous. (1998); 55,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			5055 km of Transsib: the station Cheremkhovo, south side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. Passenger stations in city limits: Kasyanovka, Grishevo. Economics: Cheremkhovo is on of the centres of coal extraction in Irkutsk field which is realized by surface method (2 coal opencast colliery, 3 concentrating mills). Plants: of heavy engineering, mechanical, "Radio equipment", "Chemist", cardboard - prepared roofing paper. Factories: furniture, of non-woven materials. Enterprises of building materials. Food industry: mill of non-alcoholic beverages, meat-preserving factory, bakery. Light industry: stocking and clothing factories. In Cheremkhovo raion wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat are grown. Ones breed cattle (dairy direction). Deposits of coal, talc, dolomite, clay, magnesite. Science, education: Branch of Irkutsk university. Culture and museums: Dramatic theatre. Architecture and remarkables: There is Nikolay church in Cheremkhovo raion, in Golumet village.

			History: It was founded in 1772 as Cheremkhovo village at post station at Moscow road. The first mine for mining of Irkutsk (Cheremkhovo) coal field deposits was laid in 1896. Owing to the laying of Trans-Siberian railway the number of small mines with working settlements at them increased quickly (there were 89 ones to 1906).


			Usolie-Sibirskoe c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Usolie raion). Was founded: in 1669, incorporated from 1925. Coordinates: 52-50 d.n., 103-34 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plain, at the left bank of Angara. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 73 sq. km. Population: 20 thous. (1939); 48,5 thous. (1959); 106,6 thous. (1989); 104,3 thous. (1998); 86,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: Usolie (1669-1940).

			5118 km of Transsib: the station Usolie-Sibirskoe, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. Tram. A pier at Angara r. Economics: Salt-vacuum plant, the largest in Russia, producing the salt "Extra". Enterprises of shemistry (JSK "Usoliekhimprom", chemical-pharmaceutical combine), of engineering ("Usolmash"). Woodworking (veneer-match combine "Baikal"), light (chromium plant, clothing factory), food-gustatory (meat-preserving factory, dairy plant, brewery) industries. Manufacture of building materials - plant of concrete product. In Usolie raion wheat, vegetables, potatoes are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs. Aviculture. Science, education: Branch of Irkutsk polytechnical institute. Architecture and remarkables: There is Kazan church in Telma village (1816). Archaeologic monuments: sites of primitive man of Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age along Belaya r. bank. At Angara bank balneomud health resort of the same name is situated. Sanatorium (including children's one), hydromudpathic. There is balneological health resort country Novoe Usolie 40 km from Usolie-Sibirskoe.

			History: It sprang up in 1669 as Usolie village and its dwellers were engaged in salt-works. Until 1956 salt extraction was realized by semi-crude method.


			Angarsk c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Angarsk raion). Was founded: in 1948, incorporated from 1951. 2 city districts, subordinate settlement: Kitoy. Coordinates: 52-34 d.n., 103-49 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cheremkovo plain, at inflowing of Kitoy r. in Angara. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 209 sq. km. Population: 134,4 thous. (1959); 265,8 thous. (1989); 266,4 thous. (1999); 245,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			5145 km of Transsib: the station Angarsk, north side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. Passenger stations in city limits: Sukhovskaya, Kitoy. Tram. A port at Angara r. The map of transport junction Economics: Angarsk is one of the large centres of Irkutsk-Cheremkhovp industrial area. JSK "Angarsk petrochemical company" includes more than 10 plants (oil come by pipeline from Western Siberia). Electrolysis-chemical combine. Manufacture of plastic material. Enterprises of manufacture of building materials. Electro-mechanical plant, woodworking enterprises, clothing and furniture factories. Meat-preserving factory, poultry plant. Science, education: Branch of Irkutsk polytechnical institute. Culture and museums: Museum of clocks (more 700 clocks). Theatre "Fakel".

			History: Angarsk was laid close by Kitoy settlement in 1948.


			Irkutsk c.
				The centre of Irkutsk region RF and Irkutsk raion. Was founded: in 1661, incorporated from 1686. 4 city districts. Coordinates: 52-21 d.n., 104-11 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cheremkovo plain, at inflowing of Irkut r. in Angara. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 301 sq. km. Population: 250 thous. (1939); 366 thous. (1959); 626,1 thous. (1989); 592,4 thous. (1999); 578,1 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -21, April +1, July +17, October 0

			5185 km of Transsib: the station Irkutsk-Passenger, south side (from 1899). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1956, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Administration of East Siberian line. Passenger stations in city limits: Batareinaya, Irkutsk-Sortirovochny, Voenny Gorodok, Kaya. Tram, trolleybus. A port at Angara r., a pier at Irkutsk reservoir. The map of transport junction Economics: Engineering - plants: of heavy engineering, machine-tool, repair-mechanical. Drills for gold-mining and diamond industries, blast-furnace equipment, cardan shafts, lathes etc. are produced. Micaprocessing factory - details for radioelectronic industry. Manufacture of building materials, concrete product. Food industry: tea-weighing, pasta factories, formula-feed and mill plants. Light industry: 2 clothing IA, furniture and footwear firms, knitting and pimy-rolling mills, tannery. Science, education: Irkutsk scientific centre of RAS Siberian branch includes 9 institutes including Institute of geography and Limnological institute. University (from 1918, was founded by Kolchak), medical, technical, pedagogical, universities, university of foreign languages. Economical, agricultural academies. Institute of engineers of rail transport. High school of militia, The A. N. Tupolev high war aviation-technical school. Branches of Moscow institute of engineers of civil aviation and Moscow commercial university. Culture and museums: Theatres: academical dramatic, musical, for young audience, puppet-show, of popular drama, of Pilgrims. Philharmonic and organistic hall. Cicrus. Museums: of regional studies, art in which pictures of Repin, Aivazovskiy, Surikov and other famous painters are represented. Memorial compex "Decembrists in Irkutsk". Museum-monument of ice-breaker "Angara". Museum of the city history. Architecture and remarkables: The olded in Eastern Siberia Sudarium church (1706-10; the belltower 1758-62 was built at the place of the porch, architect M. I. Dolgikh), Epiphany cathedral (1718-31), Sign monastery (was founded in 1689) with church of Sign (1757-62), Trinity church (1763-78) an others. So-called White house (former Sibiryakov mansion, 1900-04). There is Architecture-ethnographic museum of Angara area peoples Taltsy close to Irkutsk - one of the largest mudeum of wooden architecture in the open air in Russia. The next monuments are there: Sudarium tower (1667) and Kazan church (1679) of Ilimsk stockaded town, homestead Siberian wooden housing estate of the 19 c.; petroglyphic painting of the years 6-3 thousand B.C. from Kamennye islands at Angara. There is wooden Nikola church (the 1840th years, at the back of Krestovy nick) 70 km south-east of Irkutsk in old Listvyanka village (now stt). There is There is 2-stepped Sudarium church (1771-79) to the north of Irkutsk in Urik village; the grave of Decembrist N. M. Muravyev is inside the church fence. There is Kazan church (1804) east of Urik village in Ust'-Kuda village. In 1970 Irkutsk was reckoned in protected Russian cities with preservation of old lay-out and housing estate, and in spring 2000 - it was the first Russian city reckoned into Storehouse of World Heritage YUNESKO at the expense of its unique wooden architecture. The monument to builders of Great Siberian Way.

			History: Irkutsk takes up the territory more 300 sq. km. It was laid by the gropu of Russian explorers headed by boyar son Yakov Pokhabov and first it was small wooden fortress. The stockaded town sprang up at high non-callow bank and occupied the cape formed by the bend of Angara r. and the mouth of Ushakovka r. named Ida in that time. Upbuilt at "pleasing place" Irkutsk stockaded town prepossesed at them who were in it. In 1675 the minister to China Nikolay Spafariy went via it and wrote "... stockaded town is good by its structure, and more than 40 dwelling Cossack and civil homesteads are there and the palce is very granary". Already in 1682 the stockaded town became the centre of waywodedom, in 1686 it wasincorporated and the blazon was confirmed and 4 years later the stamp was granted. Favourable geographic position of Irkutsk contrubuted to its formation. From joining to Russia in the XVII-XVIII c.c. huge territory up to Pacific ocean Irkutsk found itself in the centre of numerous trade ways of the all Eastern Siberia. From 1803 to 1822 Irkutsk was the centre of the largest territory of Russia by are for all its history (of cource, excluding its capitals - Moscow and Saint-Petersburg) - Irkutsk general province, in which besides Eastern Siberia, Far East, Chukotka and Alaska were in. Decembrists exercised great influence on cultural development of the city. All goups of exiles leaving through Baikal stopped in Irkutsk. Here for some monthes remarkable Russian women waited for permission for trip to theirs husbands (Decembrists). Decembrists completed hard labour were settles in villages around Irkutsk. later Trubetskoy and Volkonskiy families lived in the city. In the second half of the XVIII c. the city had significant scientific potential. Here E. G. Laksman, the disciple of M. V. Lomonosov, worked. Siberian branch of Russian geographic society opened in Irkutsk in 1851 had great significant in science development. In the 80-th years participants of revolutionary events in Poland, later prominent scientists of Russia V. I. Dybovskiy, A. L. Chekanovskiy, I. D. Cherskiy were its members. They studied Baikal and Lena. Here distinguished scinetist, researcher of Siberia V. A. Obrichev worked. In Irkutsk first in eastern Siberia a large telescope appeared ordered in 1909 from Germany for money gathered by subscription.

			Internet links: Alpindustria Baikal (Ru, Eng) Angara-Baikal-Irkutsk (Ru, Eng) Botanical gardens of ISU (Ru, Eng) + Baikal.ru (Ru, Eng) WWW Irkutsk (Eng)


			Shelekhov c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Shelekhov raion). Was founded: ?, settlement of town type from 1956, incorporated from 1962. Coordinates: 52-12 d.n., 104-05 d.e. The city is situated in south of Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plain. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 31 sq. km. Population: 13 thous. (1959); 47,7 thous. (1989); 53,4 thous. (1998); 48,3 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			5205 km of Transsib: the station Goncharovo, south side (from 1949). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1956, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. The map of transport junction Economics: Plants: aluminium, cable works, of concrete product, "Agroremont", repair-mechanical, motor repair, "Stroydetal", woodworking, lime. Clothing factory.

			History: It sprang up owing to construction of aluminium pllant. From 1956 working settlement Shelekhov. Incorporated from 1962. It was named in honour of Ruusian merchant and explorer G. I. Shelikhov.


			Kultuk set., Irkutsk reg.
			Settlement of country type, Slyudyanka raion. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one.

			5300 km of Transsib: the halt Chertova Gora, (from 1956), the station Kultuk is situated at Circum-Baiakl railway. East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1956, direct current; in 1995 was transfered to alternating current. A port at Baikal lake. Economics: Avtovneshtrans. Meat-preserving factory.

			History: Kultuk stockaded town was put by group of Ivan Pokhabov in 1647. The oldest village at Baikal.


			Slyudyanka c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Slyudyanka raion). Was founded: in 1905, incorporated from 1936. Coordinates: 51-40 d.n., 103-42 d.e. The city is situated at south shore of Baikal lake. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 38 sq. km. Population: 21,4 thous. (1959); 19,8 thous. (1989); 21 thous. (1998); 18,8 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			5311 km of Transsib: the station Slyudyanka-1, north side (from 1905). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1956, direct current; in 1970, alternating current. Until 1995 - joint of direct and alternating currents. Passenger stations in city limits: Slyudyanka-2. Economics: Enterprises of rail transport. Getting and partial processing of mica-fluorite. Getting of marble. Manufacture of cement raw material and building materials. Fish cannery. Culture and museums: The first in the country private museum of minerals.

			History: Slyudyanka formed owing to construction of Circum-Baikal railway in 1902-1904. In 1905 locomotive depot opened.


			Baikalsk c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, Slyudyanka raion. Was founded: in 1961, settlement of town type from 1961, incorporated from 1966. Coordinates: 51-32 d.n., 104-02 d.e. The city is situated at south shore of Baikal lake. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 52 sq. km. Population: 1,2 thous. (1959); 16,4 thous. (1989); 17,2 thous. (1998); 15,4 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			5352 km of Transsib: the station Baikalsk, south side (from 1964). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1970, alternating current. Economics: Baikalsk integrated pulp-and paper mill. Piste.

			History: It sprang up in 1961 owing to construction of integrated pulp-and-paper mill.


			* the branch Novokuznetsk - Taishet Abakan c.
				The centre of Khakasia republic entering in RF. Was founded: in 1675, settlement of town type from 1925, incorporated from 1931. Coordinates: 53-43 d.n., 91-25 d.e. The city is situated in the central part of Minusinskaya basin on the left bank of Yenisei r. at mouth of Abakan r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 112 sq. km. Population: 36,7 thous. (1939); 56 thous. (1959); 154,1 thous. (1989); 167,6 thous. (1998); 164 thous. (2006). Renamings: Ust'-Abakanoskoe (before 1925), Khakassk (1925-1931). Average temperatures: January -18, July +19

			388 km of the branch Novokuznetsk - Taishet: the station Abakan, north side (from 1916). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Passenger station in city limits: Podsiniy. Trolleybus. A port on Abakan r. Economics: IA "Abakanvagonmash". Plants: research mechanical, steel, container, etc. Enterprises of light and food industries (knitting, clothing, shoe factories, meat preserving plant, butter cheese enterprise, confectionery, beer plant, furniture factory). Manufacture of building materials. Abakan is a centre of agricultural raion. Science, education: Khakass institute of language, history and litarature. Khakass state university. Polytechnical institute. Culture and museums: Theatres: dramatic (Russian and Khakass ones), puppet-show. Museum of regional studies. Exhibition hall. Architecture and remarkables: Gardens, squares, boulevards occupy 1/3 of city area. Old part of former village Ust'-Abakanskoe, Abakan station and station settlement are situated in the centre of thje city.

			History: In 1675 Abakanskiy stockaded town was built near mouth of Abakan r. It initiated mastering of Minusinskaya basin. In the 1780th Ust'-Abakanskoe village arose.


			* the branch Achinsk - Tigey Nazarovo c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Nazarovo raion). Was founded: in 1700, settlement of town type from 1946, incorporated from 1961. Coordinates: 56-00 d.n., 90-23 d.e. The city is situated in Nazarovskaya basin, on the left bank of Chulym r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 79 sq. km. Population: 29,7 thous. (1959); 64,4 thous. (1989); 64,0 thous. (1998); 54,3 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			53 km of the branch Achinsk - Tigey: the station Nazarovo, east side (from 1916). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified, alternating current. Economics: Plants: agricultural engineering, metalware, reinforced concrete structure, concrete panel construction, heat-insulating ware and construction. Grain elevator, concentrated milk factory. Furniture factory. Main raion power plant. Coal industry. In Nazarovo raion wheat, rye, barley, maize, buckwheat, potato, vegetables are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs. Poultry keeping. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies.

			History: It was named by the surname Nazarov. In 1888 brown coal deposits were found near the village.


			* the branch Achinsk - Tigey Uzhur c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Uzhur raion). Was founded: in 1760, incorporated from 1953. Coordinates: 55-19 d.n., 89-49 d.e. The city is situated between Solgonskiy ridge and western spurs of Kuznezkoe Alatau on the rivers Uzhurka and Chernavka. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 20 sq. km. Population: 23,5 thous. (1959); 28,4 thous. (1989); 20,3 thous. (1998); 16,2 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			154 km of the branch Achinsk - Tigey: the station Uzhur, west side (from 1916). Krasnoyarsk line. It isn't electrified. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Enteprises of food industry: meat processing and packing factory, fish factory, butter-making plant, bread-baking plant, food combine. Brickyard and repair plant. Clothes and deerskin boots workshops. In Uzhur raion wheat, oats, barley, potato are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs, sheep (fine-fleeced). Deposits of basalt, gypsum, limestone, fireclay. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies.

			History: It was founded in 1760 as a Khakass village (ulus) Uzhurskoe by the name of Uzhur r. Hydroname is from Mongolian and Buryatian 'uzhur' - river's mouth. From 1822 it's a centre of Uzhurskaya volost in Achinsk uyezd of Yeniseisk province.


			* the branch Shush - Sharypovo Sharypovo c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Sharypovo raion). Was founded: in the 2nd part of the 18th c., incorporated from 1981. Coordinates: 55-32 d.n., 89-12 d.e. The city is situated in foothills of Kuznezkoe Alatau, on Beresh r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 30 sq. km. Population: 6 thous. (1979); 39,8 thous. (1989); 43,7 thous. (1998); 38,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: Sharypovo (until 1985), Chernenko (1985-1988).

			64 km of the branch Shush - Sharypovo: the station Sharypovo, north side (from 1961). Krasnoyarsk line. It isn't electrified. Economics: Beryozovskaya main raion power plant and Beryozovskiy coal open-cast (19 km north from Sharypovo). Clothing and knitting factories, integrated house-building factory and othe enterprises. In the neighborhood grain and forage crops are grown. Ones breed cattle, sheep, pigs. Deposits of brown coal, nepheline ores, etc. Science, education: The branch of Krasnoyarsk construction engineering institute. Culture and museums: Historical museum of regional studies. A theatre. Architecture and remarkables: Archaeological monuments: sites, burial grounds, barrows, etc.


			* the branch Achinsk - Lesosibirsk Lesosibirsk c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination. Was founded: in 1975, incorporated from 1975. Coordinates: 58-14 d.n., 92-29 d.e. The city is situated in the southwest of Trans-Angarian plateau, on the left bank of Yenisei near Angara mouth. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 277 sq. km. Population: 38,6 thous. (1979); 68,3 thous. (1989); 69,3 thous. (1998); 64,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			274 km of the branch Achinsk - Lesosibirsk: the station Lesosibirsk-1, east side (from 1976). Krasnoyarsk line. It isn't electrified. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. The end of the branch Achinsk - Lesosibirsk. A port on Yenisei r. Economics: Lesosibirsk is a major centre of timber processing. Leading undustrial branches of Lesosibirsk are timber and resin ones. Plants: mast, colophony-extraction. Combines: timber-handling, woodworking, etc. Science, education: Pedagogical institute (a branch of Krasnoyarsk university). A branch of Siberian technology institute. Culture and museums: Museum of forest and wood.

			History: From 1640 Maklakov Lug village was on the place of Lesosibirsk. In the 19th century Maklakov settlement was a volost centre. In 1915-17 small sawmill worked here. After 1945 large sawmills for processing of Angarian pine were built in Maklakovo area. Novomaklakovo and Novoyeniseisk industial communities were erected. In 1975 Lesosibirsk city was formed from Maklakovo and Novomaklakovo settlements. In 1989 Novoyeniseisk was included into Lesosibirsk structure.


			* the branch Yenisei - Divnogorsk Divnogorsk c., Krasnoyarsk ter.
				The city of territorial subordination. Was founded: in 1957, settlement of town type from 1957, incorporated from 1963. Coordinates: 55-57 d.n., 92-24 d.e. The city is situated in spurs of Eastern Sayan on the right bank of Yenisei r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 48 sq. km. Population: 7 thous. (1959); 29,9 thous. (1989); 29,7 thous. (1998); 30,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			31 km of the branch Yenisei - Divnogorsk: the station Divnogrosk, south side (from 1970). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified, alternating current. The end of the branch Yenisei - Divnogorsk A pier at Yenisei r. Economics: Plants: of low-tension equipmnet, of concrete product, repair-mechanical, woodworking; Krasnoyarsk hydropower station. Science, education: Institute of refresher course for workers of forest management. Culture and museums: Museum of Krasnoyarsk hydropower station construction history. Architecture and remarkables: There are natural monument close to Divnogorsk: the rock "Monakh", Filaretov brook, some rocks of "Stolby" reservoir.

			History: From of old there was a small monastery or 'skit' at the mouth of Filaretov brook (by the name of hermit Filaret). Later the monastery transformed to Skit settlement. In 1888 Krasnoyarsk monastery was founded on the place of modern Divnogorsk. The settlement of Krasnoyarsk hydropower station builders arose on the Yenisei bank near the hydropower station. In 1957 both settlements were united to Divnogorsk.


			* the branch Cheremkhovo - Makarievo Svirsk c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, Cheremkhovo raion. Was founded: incorporated from 1949. Coordinates: 53-06 d.n., 103-14 d.e. The city is situated on Irkutsk-Cehremkhovo plain, on the left bank of Bratsk reservoir (Angara r.). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 25 sq. km. Population: 21,2 thous. (1959); 19,2 thous. (1989); 19,3 thous. (1998); 14,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			21 km of the branch Cheremkhovo - Makarievo: the station Makarievo (from the middle of the 1990th it's non-passenger), south side. East Siberian line. It isn't electrified. The end of the branch Cheremkhovo - Makarievo. A port at Bratsk reservoir (Angara r.). Economics: Plants: "Avtospetsoborudovanie", "Vostsibelement" (produces batteries), of repair of mining equipment.


			* BAM Vikhorevka c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, Bratsk raion. Was founded: in 1957, incorporated from 1966. Coordinates: 56-13 d.n., 101-03 d.e. The city is situated in the central part of Angarskiy range, on the left bank of Vikhorevka r. (Angara tributary). Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 15 sq. km. Population: 10,8 thous. (1959); 23,8 thous. (1989); 24,7 thous. (1996); 24,8 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			269 km of BAM: the station Vikhorevka, north side (from 1958). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1964, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Lumbering mill, enterprises of railway.

			History: It sprang up in 1957 owing to building the railway Taishet - Bratsk as a work settlement at Vikhorevka station opened in 1958. The station was named by Vikhoreva r. which bears a name of strelets centurion Vikhor Savin killed by Tungusses at this river in 1630.


			* BAM Bratsk c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Bratsk raion). Was founded: in 1955, incorporated from 1955. Coordinates: 56-10 d.n., 101-17 d.e. The city is situated in the central part of Angarskiy range, on the shore of Bratsk reservoir. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 428 sq. km. Population: 43 thous. (1959); 255,7 thous. (1989); 253,6 thous. (1998); 254,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			339 km of BAM: the station Gidrostroitel, north side (from 1967). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1967, alternating current. 2 rail lines are in city limits: main way of Bam and around way through Bratsk. Passenger stations in city limits: Anzyobi (a passenger station for the central part of the city), Padunskie Porogi, Bagulnaya-2, Bratsk, Teplovaya. Trolleybus. A port at Bratsk reservoir. The map of transport junction. Economics: Bratsk wood-industrial complex. Plants: aluminium, "Sibteplomash". Complex of enterprises "Bratskgesstroy". Enterprises of food industry (meat-preserving factory, milk plant, poultry plant, brewery, etc.). In Bratsk raion grain-crops and foddercrops, potatoes, vegetables are grown. Daily cattle husbandry. Science, education: Institute of pulp and cardboard. Industrial institute. Culture and museums: Theatres: dramatic, puppet-show. Museums: ethnographic under the open sky - "Angara village", historical of regional studies and of political exile. Architecture and remarkables: The city consists from some raions which are distant one from one dozens kilometres.

			History: It sprang up in 1955 owing to construction Bratsk hydro-power station north to Bratsk settlement sprung up as an stockaded town in 1631 in the mouth of Oka r. which was flooded by Bratsk reservoir. The name of Bratsk stockaded town is from transformed ethnicon Buryats to 'braty' (brothers). After loss of war meaning stockaded town turned to Bratsko-Ostrozhnoe village, later Bratskoe, later Bratsk. Owing to construction Bratsk reservoir Bratsk village was moved to the new place and in 1951 transformed to work settlement. In 1955 it was united with number of others Russian settlements to Bratsk city.


			* BAM Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Nizhneilimskiy raion). Was founded: in 1948, incorporated from 1965. Coordinates: 56-39 d.n., 104-04 d.e. The city is situated in the north-west of Lena-Angara plateau. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 27 sq. km. Population: 2 thous. (1959); 32,3 thous. (1989); 33,2 thous. (1998); 27,2 thous. (2006). Renamings: Korshunikha (1948-1965).

			552 km of BAM: the station Korshunikha-Angarskaya, north side (from 1958). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1966, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Korshunovskiy mine concentrating mill. Food enterprises. In Nizhneilimskiy raion potatoes, vegetables are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs. Deposits of iron ore, silica sand. Science, education: Branch of Bratsk industrial institute. Culture and museums: Museums: the M. K. Yangel (who was born in Zyryanovka village) history art museum, the A. N. Radishchev (who was suffered by exile in Ilimskiy stockaded town) history literatural one.

			History: It sprang up (1948 or the 17th c. ???) as Korshunikha settlement near deposit of iron ore at Zheleznaya hill. The settlement was named by Korshunikha r. (right tributary of Ilim) which was named in honor of discoverer of the deposit Russian ore-finder Shestak Korshunov (the 17th c.). In the 1950th owing to beginning of modern extraction of ore it gave worker settlement status and the name Zheleznogorsk. In 1965 it was transformed to the city named Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy for difference between Zheleznogorsk city (Kursk region). In 1965 Korshunovskiy mine concentrating mill was into operation.


			* BAM Ust-Kut c., Irkutsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Ust-Kut raion). Was founded: in 1631, incorporated from 1954. Coordinates: 56-46 d.n., 105-40 d.e. The city is situated in the north of Lena-Angara plateau at inflowing of Kuta r. into Lena. Zone time: +5 from Moscow one. Area: 56 sq. km. Population: 21,3 thous. (1959); 61,1 thous. (1989); 59,6 thous. (1998); 46,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -25, July +17

			720 km of BAM: the station Lena, south side (from 1958). East Siberian line. It was electrified in 1975, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Passenger stations in city limits: Yakurim, Lena-Vostochnaya. Port "Osetrovo" at Lena r. Economics: Shipyard, enterprises of wood industry, milk plant. Science, education: River school. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies. Architecture and remarkables: There is a balneo-mud health resort 3 km far from the city. Sanatorium, hydromudpathic. The mineral sources were discovered in the 17th c. by Russian pathfinder Ye. P. Khabarov. It's used medicinally from 1908. The health resort was founded in 1925.

			History: In 1631 Russian pathfinders lead by ataman Ivan Galkin founded Ust'-Kut stockaded town close to the mouth of Kuta r. The hydronim Kuta is connected with a character of river valley: Tungus "kuta" is a peatery, squashy ground, mire. In the middle of the 17th c. the stockaded town lost its war meaning and it became an important pier where cargo going from Ishim and Upper Lena flocked. The city was created by the union of Ust'-Kut and Osetrovo settlements in 1954.