Ulan-Ude, Buryatiya Republic, Russia uses Asia/Irkutsk, currently +08 (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Ulan-Ude is a city in Russia, home to around 360,300 people. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
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Ulan-Ude is the capital of Buryatia in eastern Siberia, east of Lake Baikal, and its character is distinctly Buryat and Buddhist as well as Russian. The centre around the main square is compact, with wooden houses surviving in the older quarters.
The enormous bronze head of Lenin on the main square is the largest of its kind anywhere and is the city's best-known landmark. The Ivolginsky datsan outside the city is the centre of Buddhism in Russia and is the region's most significant site, and Lake Baikal is within reach to the west.
Trams and buses cover the city and the centre is walkable. The city sits on the Trans-Siberian railway, and the branch line to Mongolia leaves from here.
Summer is short, warm and much the best for Baikal and the surrounding country. Winters are long and severely cold, though the region is dry and sunny even at low temperatures.
Russia uses the RUB, calling code +7.
Russia uses the rouble, and Russian is the language with Buryat also official in the republic. International cards do not generally function, so payment arrangements need making in advance.
