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'Average a Westerner can swim in lake Baikal is 1,5 minutes'
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Girl, 6, born without half her face returns to Russia laughing for first time after surgery in UK

Darina now on the way to a longed-for normal childhood thanks to pioneering British treatment - and our generous readers.

Northern reindeer that roamed Taymyr peninsula are at the brink of extinction

Did extinct woolly mammoths have ‘heaters’ to melt snow in their trunks?

Inside the amazing permafrost ice tunnels built by exiled German genius in Cold War

Enchanting winter scenes from Russia’s largest island - Sakhalin

Support on white Olympic flag for Russian team

Experts warn of threat of born-again smallpox from old Siberian graveyards

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times

The smoking gun 'proving ancient man killed woolly mammoth 45,000 years ago'

Putrid green algae spreads across shores of Lake Baikal

Massive census to record Amur tiger numbers takes place in the Far East

Putin's tigers survive the abnormally cold winter and are on the move again

Giant state companies wait to hear on 'Go East' move

Salekhard - Arctic capital of Russia becoming the bridge between Europe and Asia

Gulags to Glitz in oil 'boom town'

Welcome inside a unique Siberian modelling school with a mission to smash taboos

The rich ethnic tapestry of Siberia highlighted at congress opening in Salekhard

Promoting Krasnoyarsk: How the Russian State Ballet of Siberia has won British hearts

Three very special Siberian girls and their amazing American Mom and Dad

Being a surrogate: 'Clients order two women to get pregnant - and then remove one of the babies'

Sizzling Siberians take to the beaches, as the weather gets hotter and hotter

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Crab collector fights for life after he was ‘skinned alive by bear’ on beach in Kuril Islands

Alexey Ivanovsky, 36, was ‘clinically dead’ after skin on his head, back and buttocks was ripped off, and leg amputated.

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Dam burst in Krasnoyarsk region: 10 dead, another 10 missing, 14 injured, 130 evacuated

Flood on Seyba River at gold mining facility leads to major emergency after accident near Shchetinkino village.

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Poppies, dandelions and daisies bloom in never before seen Arctic oases

Discovery of rich vegetation only 1000 miles away from North Pole surprises scientists.

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Loving home needed for unique baby born with no eyes
Little Sasha is the third registered case in the world but ‘alone in being otherwise completely healthy’.
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On top of the world in Siberia, Vladimir Putin relaxes ahead of his 67th birthday

The Russian president chooses an elevated spot overlooking the Yenisei River to unwind ahead of his special day on Monday.

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Spot the rare Amur leopard - the world’s most endangered big cat - hiding in this picture

There are less than 120 of these animals living in the wild and we promise one of them IS in this photo.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

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Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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