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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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Manicures, massages, warm milk and 24/7 care to raise polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them

Four Russian women share unique experience of becoming mother bears in the first ever attempt to nurture zoo cubs.

Five year old girl rescued from a sewage well after eight hours at -20C on the island of Sakhalin

Six zoo staff play foster parents to polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them

Manicures, massages, warm milk and 24/7 care to raise polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them

Five year old girl rescued from a sewage well after eight hours at -20C on the island of Sakhalin

Six zoo staff play foster parents to polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them

Troops set to work decontaminating ‘Siberian Chernobyl’ amid fears of ecological catastrophe

New spill of 45 tons of jet fuel pollutes tundra in Taymyr

Sledding dogs are far older than previously thought, enabling man to hunt hibernating polar bears

Neanderthal woman’s walk of love some 90,000 years ago between two caves 106 km apart

Ancient girl Amazon warrior no older than 13 is confirmed by modern scientific techniques

Wildfires ‘critical’ in Siberia and Russian Far East, up to ten times worse than last year

Russian diamond mining giant sells a rare pink diamond to an American collector

Iceman survives burial almost naked in snow grave for 13 minutes in bizarre Valentine’s Day stunt

Vladimir Putin approves Russia’s next mega infrastructure project, a $1.3bn bridge across river Lena

Ekaterinburg Opera Theatre to open Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music

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’

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

Russia in ‘remarkable recovery story’ as number of visitors to Phuket soar

Siberia Airlines stunning music video nominated for Grammy

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Prehistoric people developed a technique for making a playdough-like material from mammoth ivory

The skill of ivory softening was used more than 12,000 years ago to make tools - or decorations - that still puzzle modern science.

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Cows in the world’s coldest inhabited place have to wear mouton bras for outdoor walks

Fur or other natural fabric garments protect Oymyakon cattle from getting frostbitten at -50C.

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Beauty of frozen methane bubbles on the world’s deepest lake shown in stunning video

Irkutsk photographer captures multi-layered columns of bubbles through crystal clear ice.

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Brown bear cubs fall victim to adult males in Eurasia's largest protected population of the species

This spike of bear cannibalism is reported at the South-Kamchatka nature reserve in Kamchatka.

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Dead giant octopuses washed ashore south from Kamchtka peninsula on the Kuril Islands

Mass death of hydrobionts and fish at the Sea of Okhotsk, west of Kamchatka as battle of the toxic tide versions continues.

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Red Book saker falcon wounded by poachers gets wings extensions so it can fly again

The prized bird destined to work for a rich man in the United Arab Emirates released back to wild.

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The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies

EUR88.97USD73.37GBP100.57Other...

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