19/05/2016

Exploring Places LX: Bratsk, Russia

Postcard 37 was sent to Bratsk!

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.

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.

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.

Bratsk. Wikimapia.org

PLACES TO VISIT

Angara Village
This village is an architectural and ethnographical open-air museum

Angara Village
The museum of Bratsk city and power station history

Bratsk Museum. Trip Advisor

Church of the Nativity

Church of the Nativity. Bratsk.city.ru
Bratsk art exhibition hall

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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