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'The Eastern Section of the Great Vasyugan Mire has been nominated for the Unesco World Heritage List'

A.J.Haywood

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

Irina Alashkevich claims the file with derogatory comments was faked.

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

Did Denisovans usher in the Stone Age in Mongolia?

Caught! The Norilsk polar bear needs urgent medical help, say experts

Hungry polar bear arrives in industrial Norilsk after walking 1,500 km inland in search of food

Thai tourists fly thousands of miles to witness Lake Baikal’s unique seals

Magical new 4,500 year old finds add to 'oldest toy collection in the world'

Tragic truth about two frozen 55,000 year old cave lion cubs is revealed by scientists

First-ever dinosaur egg found in Russia 'helps prove evolution of modern birds'

Lost but happy eating fish: the polar bear that strayed 700 km too far south

Hungry, exhausted, only half their normal weight: Tragedy for black bears

Flying to save the rarest big cat in the world

First in Russia for Yakutia Airlines as it uses new environmentally friendly Boeing technology

Siberia 'to get its first world class ski resort' - reports

Rubber for helicopters barter deal signalled between Russia and Thailand

Siberian farmyard rap from remote Yakutian village goes viral on web

American heavy metal guitarist rushed to hospital in Siberia with a kidney stone

The show must go on...even without world renown conductor Valery Gergiev

British princess has a Siberian escort in Sochi

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

Leading boxer is knifed to death in Siberia

Who says Siberian winters are boring? They are sparkly, fun, and amazingly beautiful!

Endless summertime in Siberia 'to end' as clocks go back and 'old time zones return'

Siberians are amongst the happiest (and grumpiest) Russians

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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.

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

The deposit and surrounding area were named Royal Salt Shaker by Peter the Great.

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

Sensational underwater treasures - including mummies of Hun-era fashionistas - recaptured from oblivion.

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Ryzhik the Siberian cat who refuses to be defeated by frostbite

The pet lost all four paws in January in -40C cold in Tomsk, but video shows him walking again with artificial titanium limbs.

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

Couple thank Thai and Russian doctors who save their premature miracle baby.

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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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