 This is one of the reasons Irkutsk's male life expectancy, at 53 years, is one of the lowest in all of Russia.Preventive measures are in place to prevent the spread of the epidemic to the generation which was born after the breakup of the USSR.There are many state-owned and privately owned television stations in Irkutsk, including state company IGTRK and private ones, such as AS Baikal TV, TV company AIST, TV company Gorod, and also other media outlets, like the VSP Newspaper Agency.