Bratsk is a Russian city in the Irkutsk Oblast in eastern Siberia. It is located on the Angara River, at 56°10′ N 101°37′ E, and has an estimated 2002 population of 259,200. The Irkutsk Oblast, Russia is located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 km² (4. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... Angara (Ангара́) is a river, 1840 km (1150 m. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Bratsk was founded by Russian settlers in 1631 as a fortress. Several wooden towers from the 17th-century fort are now exhibited in Kolomenskoye Estate of Moscow. The city's, its rapid development started in the mid-1950s with the construction of the 4,500-megawatt hydroelectric plant. // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Kolomenskoye (Russian/Cyrillic: Коломенское) is a former royal estate situated several miles to the south-east of Moscow downtown, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby boom from returning... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...

Economy

Other industries in the city include aluminum plant and a wood pulp plant. Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Wood pulp is the most common material used to make paper. ...

Colleges and universities

Educational facilities include Bratsk State Technical University and a branch of Irkutsk State University.

Transportation

Bratsk is connected by the Baikal Amur Mainline and an international airport. Baikal-Amur Magistral in green; Trans-Siberian line in red The Baikal-Amur Mainline (Russian Байкало-Амурская Магистраль, Baikal-Amur Magistral, BAM) is a railway line in Russia. ...