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'In Siberia… the land is richly blessed and all that is needed is to make the most of it'
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Ancient coloured ‘pencil’ up to 50,000 years old found in Siberia

Cave-dwellers used hematite crayon for art work in Altai Mountains, say archeologists.

Skyscrapers of a bleak city loom out of icy mist on Tazov peninsula - but it is an amazing mirage

Werewolf maniac Mikhail Popkov sentenced for life

Norilsk breaks records for Arctic heat in a new sign of changing weather patterns

Mummified monk is ‘not dead’ and in rare meditative state, says expert

Pallas's cats to get their own 'palace' in Siberian mountains 

Siberia Airlines stunning music video nominated for Grammy

Siberian beauty Elmira Abdrazakova, 18, is crowned Miss Russia

Exclusive: The first pictures of blood from a 10,000 year old Siberian woolly mammoth

Like ducks to water in the snow - keeping kids healthy Siberian style

Moving to Siberia is a 'no brainer', says top Scottish striker signed by FC Tom

Siberia 'wins' the world record for bikini ski-ing

Three year old miracle girl found alive after 11 days in Siberian taiga - thanks to her puppy

First pictures from inside the 'crater at the end of the world'

Skater Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15, steals the Olympic show in Sochi

Siberian trainee lawyer voted 'Miss Longest Legs' in Russian beauty contest

Siberian princess goes global 2,500 years after her death

Russia gives away one hectare of farmland and forest to its citizens 

Ready for a cold bath, Siberian-style?

Perfectly-preserved ancient foal is shown to the world for the first time

Siberia's wildfires seen from 1 million miles away: even the tundra is burning

Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life

A first new-style power plant is up and running in the Altai Republic: Is this the future?

Plans for new transport route unveiled to link Pacific with Atlantic

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Features

Rare Siberian Saker Falcon illegally caught and sold for $42,000 to an UAE buyer

Ecologists from several countries lost battle to poachers who caught an endangered dark-feathered bird.

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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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Unique 19th century English steam engine found in the depths of Siberian taiga

This witness to the Siberian gold rush might be the only one left in the world.

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Features

Where the Gods play football - amazing Arctic island fit for Champions as World Cup reaches climax

Giant natural balls in the Franz Josef archipelago that leave scientists flummoxed.

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Haunting last picture before execution of the boy born to be Russia’s tsar

Image goes on display at new Tobolsk museum dedicated to the exile of Nikolai II and family shortly before they were shot.

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Yak calf born in Pleistocene Park: will a hybrid elephant-mammoth be next?

It now seems likely in a matter of years; before this, the first bison since their extinction 10,000 years ago will be re-introduced.

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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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