Bratsk
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Church of the Nativity thumb|300px|Church of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land thumb|300px|Bratsk HPS thumb|300px|Bratsk City Hall Bratsk (, ; ) is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. It had population of .
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Bratsk is a city in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast region, situated on the Angara River near a large reservoir. The city is notable for its hydroelectric power station and serves as an industrial center in Siberia.
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- Locality
- Братск
- Region
- Иркутская область
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 256,600
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thumb|300px|Church of the Nativity thumb|300px|Church of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land thumb|300px|Bratsk HPS thumb|300px|Bratsk City Hall Bratsk (, ; ) is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. It had population of .
==Etymology== The name of the city, which is from the same root as the Russian word for 'brother' ( / brat), derives from the Russian phrase for 'brotherly people' ( / bratskije ljudi) (Buryats by origin).