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'I've grown fat, got a tan & now look like a Siberian'
Vladimir Lenin, 1897, in Siberian exile

State of emergency in Norilsk after 20,000 tons of diesel leaks into Arctic river system

Fear that thawing permafrost caused damage to storage tank.

Was it a social media stunt? A truck driver aims a heavy vehicle across an unattended bridge

Four people killed in MI-8 military helicopter crash at Chukotka

Angry bear chases lost Siberians up a tree - enabling them to get cell phone signal to call police

40 injured as winds reach hurricane force in western Siberia

Disaster as 50-tonne hydraulic truck crane overbalances as it lowers boat into Lena River

Varnishing Vladivostok for the APEC summit - it's the biggest makeover in years

Air China returns to Novosibirsk in sign of cargo boost on European routings

McDonald's conquers its 'final frontier' in Siberia

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Hurricane force winds destroy homes: welcome to new normal for Siberia, say scientists

Extreme weather phenomena along with wildfires and flooding are the future 'due to global climate change’.

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Tigress who came out of the woods to seek help can be a pet who escaped owners or was thrown out

The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.

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Russia’s loneliest woman doesn’t know there is virus pandemic in the world

Siberian hermit Agafya Lykova was not told the news to protect her from getting worried and upset.

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Admiral Kolchak’s archive has returned to Russia 100 years after his execution

A group of Russian billionaires spent over 3 million euro at French auction to buy historic papers of the man who tried - and failed - to halt Bolsheviks.

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Her Royal Highness Princess Waterfall of the majestic Putorana Plateau

The 76-metre (246 ft) high cascade is also called ‘The Bride’ for its distinctive female shape.

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Schoolteacher captivates the world with stunning pictures from the heart of Russia’s coldest region
Galina Davydova, 61, first took camera 5 years ago to share moments of life in her native Yakutia.
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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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