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'Gennadii Iudin, the Krasnoyarsk distiller made millions in the liquor trade and built Siberia's greatest private library'
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How Karl Lagerfeld’s father was interned in Arctic by last tsar as a 'German spy'

Otto Lagerfeld held in bleak camp in Verkhoyansk for four years of First World War, show contemporary documents.

Double joy as polar bear family welcomes two tiny cubs in Novosibirsk

Eerie black snow falls over Siberian region triggering acute pollution concerns from locals

How Karl Lagerfeld’s father was interned in Arctic by last tsar as a 'German spy'

Double joy as polar bear family welcomes two tiny cubs in Novosibirsk

Eerie black snow falls over Siberian region triggering acute pollution concerns from locals

Homo sapiens or Denisovans? Who made stunning cave jewellery and artefacts up to 48,000 years ago?

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

Ancient coloured ‘pencil’ up to 50,000 years old found in Siberia

50,000 year old tiara made of woolly mammoth ivory found in world famous Denisova Cave...

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

Millions of people donate to give 5 year old Darina a chance to smile
Life-changing surgery is finally possible thanks to a Russian fund - and you, readers of The Siberian Times.
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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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Features

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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A princess and her four princes - enchanting quintuplets 16 months old this week

But it could have been so different if mother Anastasia had followed doctors advice…

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‘Mowgli girl’ who survived alone aged 4 in bear infested wild for 12 nights becomes young ballerina

Amazing Karina Chikitova in 2014 captured the hearts of people around the world after staying alive with her dog in wild: now she is thriving.

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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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