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'Since 1902 there was a daily 'butter' train, leaving Novosibirsk to Riga, Latvia, with 25 carriages, each loaded with 7 000 kg of butter'
The chronicles of Novosibirsk

Dalmatian pelicans that took a wrong turn to freezing Siberia in winter released back to wild

Each stunning giant bird was ringed to help scientists trace their migration routes.

Tens of thousands of animals burned alive in raging wildfires in TransBaikal region

‘Air Bear’ helicopter rescue for beast who floated on ice 700km too far south

Dalmatian pelicans that took a wrong turn to freezing Siberia in winter released back to wild

Tens of thousands of animals burned alive in raging wildfires in TransBaikal region

‘Air Bear’ helicopter rescue for beast who floated on ice 700km too far south

Scientists dissect 42,000 year old extinct male foal preserved in permafrost for cloning bid - video

Unique in palaeontology: Liquid blood found inside a prehistoric 42,000 year old foal

Scientists ‘confident’ that they can extract cells to clone 42,000 year old extinct foal

Let them go! Call to end the torture of killer and beluga whales

‘Wounded rare tiger seeks human help’ at remote border post on Russian-Chinese frontier

Threat of extinction ‘over’ as Kremlin confirms rarest big cats in world pass key milestone

World Cup goal triggers marriage proposal by Siberian doctor

World Cup causes dip in tourist numbers to Thailand

Dubai? The Sahara? No, this is a magical stretch of desert in the heart of the coldest region of Siberia!

Siberians opt for Songkran soaking in influx to mark the Thai New Year

'The sun is like Thailand, the snow like the Alps, the party like Ibiza’

Splashing in the icy Pacific as if it was Thailand - but it’s a great ‘cure for cellulite’

Thailand to start talks soon on trade deal with Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union

Russia woos Thailand with business opportunities in Siberia and Kremlin’s Pacific rim

Women’s American Football team in Vladivostok accused of vulgarity after daring photoshoot

Major increase in Russian tourism to Thailand, with 22% rise in 2017

Siberia Airlines stunning music video nominated for Grammy

'The next stop on the Trans-Siberian railway... was designed in London'

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Features

I'm on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake - and then there is an earthquake
Our reporter skates Baikal when the ice moves: Day 2 of Olga Gertcyk's diary


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Ever dreamed of skating the world’s deepest lake?

Our reporter goes through days of sleeping on ice and survives a Baikal earthquake. Baikal Trip Diary, Day 1

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

Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake  Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic.

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Features

Flair to avoid snow glare - dazzling eye fashion from 2,000 years ago until today

Siberian goggles among the world’s earliest eyewear to prevent winter blindness from the sun’s piercing reflection.

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Russian military sent to assess giant rockfall blocking Bureya River

Urgent measures underway to evacuate residents of remote villages after flood threat caused by rising water above new ‘dam’.

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Found: man who vanished before the Soviet Union collapsed to live as a hermit

Former paratrooper conscript Timofey Menshikov wanted to escape modern life - and vodka - now faces reunion with family he left behind.

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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.

Voice of Siberia

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

We say

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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