Culture
A sister city across Asia
Bratsk and Japan’s Nanao sign a sister-city agreement, establishing international civic ties long before 1991.
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After the great construction
Selected events and details from published sources. A curated selection, rather than an exhaustive chronicle.
People
A track on Pikhtovaya
The luge track opens. It hosts the first USSR championship two years later; Bratsk’s Valery Dudin wins an Olympic medal in 1984.
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Championship on Pikhtovaya
Tatyana Korneva wins the women’s title at the first national luge championship on Pikhtovaya Hill.
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The Padun urban district
The Padun urban administrative district is created, covering several residential settlements. The district is not identical to Padun settlement itself.
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A trolleybus to the timber complex
Trolleybus service opens between the market and the timber complex, connecting the city’s daily journeys.
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The trolleybus network grows
A third traction substation and additional routes enter service. The transport story continues beyond the ceremonial first journey.
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