Location
The Map of Asia
We live in Asia. Our town Shelekhov is situated in 10 kilometers from Irkutsk that is the center of Eastern Siberia in Russia. Not far from our town Lake Baikal is situated. It is the pearl of Russia and the deepest and cleanest lake in the Earth. The places around the Baikal amaze everybody by their beauty and richness of nature landscapes. But our town that is situated in 100 kilometers from the Baikal represents another picture. Shelekhov was built 42 years ago because of the big construction of Irkutsk Aluminium plant. The town was named by Gregory Shelikhov who is known as “Russian Columbus” and who was an Irkutsk merchant and founder of the first Russian settlements in Alaska.
Aluminium plant rises and increases its power every year. The majority of population of Shelekhov works in its shops. But the distance between the town and living areas isn’t enough – only 2.5 km! Unfortunately, aluminium is made from bauxites and it is a faulty technology. So, in the same time the plant feeds all people in the town and poisons them. Building of cleaning constructions doesn’t keep pace with the rise of production. And beautiful pine-trees forests that have been grown there gradually are disappearing. It is dolefully to see a grey smog over the town when you are driving up to it.The Map of South area of Irkutsk region
