Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Sideria. About 6 hundred thousand people live there. The city is situated near the Angara River , not far from Lake Baikal. The Angara is a wide river. It is 580 metres wide. Irkutsk takes its name from the Irkutsk River which is small and narrow. It joins the Angara opposite the sity. Irkutsk is an old and modern city with straightgreen streets, beautiful squaer and parks. There is a port, a university, theatres, cinemas and a lot of museums in the sity. You can see a lot of Russian churches there too. The forests around Irkutsk are thick. A lot of wild animals live there.