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Aigun Pact with China | which fixed the boundaries between the Russian Empire and China
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Angara | the river near Irkutsk
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Babr | the ancient name for tiger, a lot of debates are connected with this name, for scientists have never known an animal named this way.In Russian it sounds very much like beaver ("bobr"), but due to the ancient descriptions it's obvious that's a siberian type of tiger
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Bargusin | one of the winds off Lake Baikal
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Baroque | an architectural style (in European art XVII-XVIII centuries), characteristic features: a lot of ornaments and extravagance
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Beloborodov | the famous general of the Siberian army
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Byzantine style | the succesor of old Byzanthiam style (style of edifices in Byzanthium) typical for Russian nineteenth-century architecture
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Classical style | an architectural style; the main features are simmetry, logics and conforming to the standard
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Crown Prince Nicholas | later the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, who had to refuse the thrown because of revolutions
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Decembrists | participants of the so called Decembrists' Rebellion in December, 1825 in Russia; some of them were executed, others exiled and sent to Siberia, e.g. to Irkutsk
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East Siberian Railway | part of Trans-Siberian railway, situated in East Siberia
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Emperor Alexander III | a Russian emperor famous for his contrreforms, peace and Russian style of life
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Empress Mary | wife of emperor Alexander III
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eparchy | a parish in Orthodox Church
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Fresco | painting done in water-colour on a wall or ceiling before the plaster is dry
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Governor-general | a city commander, who is in charge of security and some other affairs
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ice town | an architectural construction made of ice, specific for the northern countries, in particaular Russia
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Innokentiy Kluchizkiy | the first Irkutsk bishop
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Irkut | the river near Irkutsk
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Kazan Icon of our Lady | a famous Orthodox icon
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Kiroff | a famous general of the Soviet time
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Modernist style | an architectural style; the characteristic features are unusual realizing the space and using different materials
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October Revolution | revolution in Russian Empire in October, 1917, that led to the establishment of the Soviet regime
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Old Russian cathedral style | a style mostly of Orthodox churches specific for the ancient Russia
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Prokopiy and Ioann | miracle-workers
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Sable | small brown-furred mammal, that is usually called "the soft gold" of Siberia", it served as a means of paying during the colonization of Siberia
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Siberian baroque | an original style presented by Siberian Orthodox churches and some civil buildings, cnnects features of classical baroque and traditional siberian and russian architecture
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Siberian Cossack | representative of specific Russian frontier guards, famous for their courage and boldness
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Synod | council of clergy convoked for managing Church in Russian Empire
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terem | traditional Russian tower with fanciful fretwork
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Soviet regime | period of the existance of the USSR
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Ushakovka river | the river near Irkutsk
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Trans- Siberian Railway | one of the longest railways in the world, going practically through the whole continent of Asia
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Trubetskoy | one of the most famous decembrists, he visited Irkursk at the time of his exile in Siberia
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Ustyug the Great | a city in Russia
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Voevode | either a commander of a troop or governor of province
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Volkonsky | one of the most famous decembrists, he visited Irkursk at the time of his exile in Siberia
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Yakov Pokhabov | a soldier, who with an detachment founded the original fortress of the city of Irkutsk
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