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'Baikal is starting to attract pioneering tourists looking for an extreme wilderness experience'

Mike Carter, The Observer

Russia's last Mohican: 61 year old hermit refuses to leave deserted military garrison

Last survivor of prominent base for assault and reconnaissance planes deserted since collapse of the Soviet Union.

Two years on, US mother offers $10,000 reward for evidence of 'murder' of her son in Siberia

'The car crash that lost me my model-looks, my boyfriend, my memory and my life as it used to be'

Better economic and tourist links with China are on the way, with significant benefits for Siberia

First winter season oil shipments over the frozen Arctic heralded a success

Japanese firm unveils major investment on scenic Russian Far East island

Praise won by the pristine Russian timber used for the ultra-speedy track in London's VeloPark

The ideal Siberian penthouse for a European footballer miles from home?

Scottish manager on just how exactly did he agree to manage a football club in Novosibirsk

First glimpse inside the Siberian cave that holds the key to man's origins

Leaking pingos 'can explode under the sea in the Arctic, as well as on land'

Beastly bacteria on extinct ancient carcasses offers 'cure' for modern oil pollution

Cannes? No, Kansk!

Beyonce's choreographer Danielle Polanco checks out Siberia's twerking sensations

Punished for showing real-life Soviet Siberia

Our exotic birds are winning rave reviews, as they invade and delight the West

Fears of extinction for West Siberian cranes due to cruel hunting in Iran and Pakistan

Russia hints at including Himalayan bear in Red Book

Fancy a cuppa vacation?

Celebrity chef launches health crusade as figures show rise in obesity

Is this Russia’s most beautiful police officer?

Daughter honours her pilot father, killed after safely crash landing US plane in Arctic

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Skiing into shape - applause for video showing young mother’s bikini run with her baby

This is a fun way to stay fit and raise a healthy child, say supporters.

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'Take me to the city' - kitten called Lucky hitches a ride to Vladivostok

Stowaway cat fed up with village life finds purrfect way to look for new adventures, celebrating with a bowl of borscht.

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Ghostly woman walks slowly along Road of Bones

Mysterious figure refuses lifts or help as she trudges her way ‘to Kamchatka’.

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Stop playing with death, warn rescuers at the world’s oldest lake

All ice crossings shut in Irkutsk region, local emergency service on top alert.

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Six die in city helicopter crash 'as pilot’s last act saved residential buildings'

The Mi-8 training flight ‘exploded’ after slamming into a field with communications antennae at Khabarovsk Disaster Medicine Centre.

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73 years late - an American tank sent to Stalin is almost ready for first mission on Russian soil

Rusting Sherman dating from WW2 airlifted all the way across Russia for use in major military parade.

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The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies

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