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'Baikal is starting to attract pioneering tourists looking for an extreme wilderness experience'
Mike Carter, The Observer

Pure waters of Lake Baikal in danger from 6.5 million tons of toxic waste

Immediate public audit of a high risk waste storage in Russia is urged.

Crimson treasure of Siberia, the salt lake that turns pink on sunny days

Race against time and waves as Russian archaeologists rescue Siberia’s remarkable Atlantis

Ryzhik the Siberian cat who refuses to be defeated by frostbite

Siberian tourists return to Russian after birth of their first child while on honeymoon in Thailand

Ever dreamed of skating the world’s deepest lake?

Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

Excavating the thick ice under a whole ship at bone-chilling minus 50C?

The Shigir Idol, depicting the ‘ancient spirit world’, originally stood tall beside a paleo-lake

Peek inside the Siberian cave where inter-species love child ‘Denny’ lived 90,000 years ago

Russians spearhead revival of Phuket’s property market in dash for villas

Awakening after winter, Siberians pour cold water over themselves 

Beauty Against Cancer: inspiring pictures show women fighting back

Gone: endemic Baikal sponge has died completely in several areas of the vast lake

Unmasked: the scale of Arctic junk polluting the pristine environment

Recent forest fires 'destroyed' 2 million hectares - 'an unprecedented catastrophe in Siberia'

They're off! The world's longest bike race covering 9,200 km across Siberia

Casino in Altai Mountains attracts visitors despite economic crisis in Russia

Air route to a dream vacation as Siberia offers you its glittering travel jewels

The last great Siberian bridge: is it about to happen?

Dolls showcasing the mysterious characters from ancient Buryatian legends

Giant 'snow dragon' found in Siberia

The Siberian 'Royal Races'

The longest sketch in the world

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Siberian official in leaked audio scandal for allegedly calling flood victims ‘cattle’ and ‘tramps’

Irina Alashkevich claims the file with derogatory comments was faked.

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A pack of 14 brown bears filmed wondering outside a village in Magadan region

The recording comes as several people get killed and wounded in recent 'worst-ever' bear attacks.

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Did Denisovans usher in the Stone Age in Mongolia?

Mongolian Palaeolithic sites in may prove a missing link in the map of these ancient hominins.

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Siberian flood forces hermit killer to leave taiga where he was hiding for 24 years

For quarter of a century he waited for police to come for him, convinced - wrongly - he had murdered girlfriend and her daughter in knife attack.

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Sun disappears over the Pole of Cold, in bizarre repeat of last year’s blackout

Residents of sub-Arctic Verkhoyansk district of Yakutia woke up in complete darkness.

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Homes burnt to ashes, shells in the streets as residents of Achinsk return home

People who live near ammunition depot explosion site find war-like ruins.

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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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