Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular Lake Baikal. Sofia Buntovskaya has nothing but praise for the lake and its pure and perfectly clear water. Her love for this natural Siberian jewel made the ...

Lake Baikal was one of the world’s oldest lakes ... the temperature of the lake’s water fluctuated quite dramatically. During the summer, the surface layer could be as warm as 16°C (61 ...