Editing Bratsk (section)

==Economy and infrastructure==
[[File:Museum of the History of Political Exile, Bratsk.jpg|thumb|300px|Museum of the History of Political Exile]]
[[File:Gidrostroitel railway station, Bratsk.jpg|thumb|300px|Gidrostroitel railway station]]
[[File:Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Bratsk.jpg|thumb|300px|Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh]]
Bratsk is served by the [[Baikal-Amur Mainline]] railway and by the [[Bratsk Airport]]. There is a hydrofoil up the Angara to [[Irkutsk]]. Public transport includes buses and trolleybuses (only in the central district)

The city's economy is largely reliant on heavy industry, including one of Russia's largest aluminum plants, lumber mills, chemical works, and a [[coal-fired power station]].

Higher educational facilities include the Bratsk State University and a branch of the [[Irkutsk State University]].

In recent times, Bratsk has attracted attention due to association with the [[cryptocurrency]] industry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bitcoin intensive energy demands spark a crypto backlash |url=https://e360.yale.edu/features/bitcoins-intensive-energy-demands-spark-a-crypto-backlash |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref> 

[[Rusal]] operates a smelter in Bratsk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mining-technology.com/news/rusal-demerge-higher-carbon-assets/ |accessdate=21 May 2021 |date=20 May 2021 |title=Russia's Rusal plans to demerge higher carbon assets |website=www.mining-technology.com}}</ref>