BRATSK
'Bratsk' () is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: 259,335 (2002 Census).
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 rapid development started in the mid-1950s with the construction of the 4,500-megawatt hydroelectric plant. Other industries in the city include aluminum plant and a wood pulp plant. Bratsk is connected by the Baikal Amur Mainline and Bratsk Airport.
Educational facilities are the Bratsk State Technical University and a branch of Irkutsk State University.
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★ Bratsk hydroelectric plant
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