Postcard 37 was sent to Bratsk!
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| Aerial view of Bratsk. Wikimapia.org |
Bratsk is a
Russian city located in the north-west of Irkutsk oblast, in the center of
Angarsky mountain-ridge. It stands on the shores of the Bratsk and Ust-Ilim
reservoirs formed on the Angara River.
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| Location of Bratsk. Wikipedia |
BRATSK IRKUTSK IS FAMOUS FOR...
...its reservoir and its power station. Bratsk Reservoir has a surface area of 5,470 square kilometres (2,110 sq mi) and a maximum volume of 169.27 × 1012 litres.
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| Bratsk Reservoir. Wikipedia |
Unfortunately, Bratsk stands among the
Blacksmith Institute's "Dirty Thirty", the thirty most polluted
places in the world. Bratsk has been declared an ecological disaster zone. The
Bratsk Aluminum Plant has been polluting its surroundings to such great degree
that Chikanovsky was evacuated in 2001 due to repeated health emergencies.
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| Bratsk. Wikimapia.org |
PLACES TO VISIT
Angara Village
This village is an
architectural and ethnographical open-air museum
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| Angara Village |
The museum of Bratsk city and power station history
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| Bratsk Museum. Trip Advisor |
Church of the Nativity
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| Church of the Nativity. Bratsk.city.ru |
Bratsk art exhibition hall
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| Bratsk Art Exhibition Hall. Bratsk-city.ru |
If you want to
find out more about this Russian city, watch the video below and enjoy a tour of
the city.
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