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'The Yenisey began life with a groan and ended with a boldness we could never dream of'
A.P. Chekhov, 1890

Crab collector fights for life after he was ‘skinned alive by bear’ on beach in Kuril Islands

Alexey Ivanovsky, 36, was ‘clinically dead’ after skin on his head, back and buttocks was ripped off, and leg amputated.

Dam burst in Krasnoyarsk region: 10 dead, another 10 missing, 14 injured, 130 evacuated

Poppies, dandelions and daisies bloom in never before seen Arctic oases

The world's only ‘Matryoshka’ diamonds unearthed in Siberia

Stags fight for females so furiously that their antlers get locked and have to be sawn apart

Is this the world’s longest and most gruelling travelling circus journey?

Finally! Operation begins to release ‘whale jail’ inmates, announced on Putin’s TV hotline

Don’t feed the lost polar bear! warn Russian experts as rescue poised to begin

Starving polar bear 'can hardly move', say residents of Norilsk

First video of ancient ‘bear-like’ wolf preserved in the permafrost for more than 40,000 years

Still snarling after 40,000 years, a giant Pleistocene wolf discovered in Yakutia

Turtles lived with dinosaurs above the Arctic Circle, say scientists

Business mission in Kuril Islands signals a new era for Russia and Japan

Iconic mammoth hotel planned for Lake Baikal with soaring-100 metre high tusks

Sparkling Far East of Russia - Indian KGK to invest $50 million into a diamond-cutting factory

Players tee off with red balls for golf on the world's deepest lake

Tragedy as runner dies from 'cardiac arrest' during Baikal ice marathon

Woman pulls two trams full of passengers weighing 36 tons - in minus 20 cold

Row as schoolchildren aged 7 to 16 taught to pole dance

DiCaprio formally invited to visit Siberia after winning 'people's Oscar' from Yakutians

DiCaprio warns of climate change threat as he accepts 'Siberian Oscar'

The Siberian ice bucket challenge: Tomsk beats New York

How Siberia's famous swamp could become the next big winter tourist draw

Splash! Skier plunges into -15C Lake Baikal after hitting thin ice

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Features

Girl, 6, born without half her face returns to Russia laughing for first time after surgery in UK

Darina now on the way to a longed-for normal childhood thanks to pioneering British treatment - and our generous readers.

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Northern reindeer that roamed Taymyr peninsula are at the brink of extinction

Poaching, climate change and excessive hunting caused colossal population drop.

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Did extinct woolly mammoths have ‘heaters’ to melt snow in their trunks?

Intriguing evidence from well-preserved calf Yuka of ‘cobra hood-shaped bulge’ on trunk that is absent in modern elephants

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Features

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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Siberian hermit, 75, who ‘lives in 18th century’ refuses to be moved by Space Age

Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

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Ice tsunami in the extreme north of Russia means summer is finally here

Residents of Dudinka share this impressive - ok, scary! - video of ice breaking on the Yenisei River.

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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.

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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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