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'Lake Baikal is contains more water than the five US great lakes combined'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

Wildlife sat-nav goes awry as White Stork and Flamingo defy nature and fly to Siberia in winter

Frantic efforts to save the wrong-turn birds from harsh cold.

A mummified woman with a Christian cross dashes hopes of finding first Russian fortress in Yakutia

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

If your young daughters are ready for modelling, don't delay

We have to make Siberia a territory of exceptional economic and social comfort

Fashion and beauty secrets of 2,500 year old Siberian 'princess' from her permafrost burial chamber

The Siberian parents who gave up Jessica Long as a new-born baby salute her heroic achievement

Siberian Princess reveals her 2,500 year old tattoos

Ancient mummy 'with 1,100 year old Adidas boots' died after she was struck on the head

Lunch arrives on Wrangel Island, and 230 polar bears show up for the feast

'Nazi link' to horrific cathedral shooting which killed a nun and worshipper

Stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world

Iconic 2,500 year old Siberian princess 'died from breast cancer', reveals MRI scan

US scientists 'prove' what Siberian grannies have known for generations about magical Arctic herb

This is how little Siberians learn to love our trademark cold, and stay healthy

Large crater appears at the 'end of the world'

Gone: endemic Baikal sponge has died completely in several areas of the vast lake

Maria Sharapova admits Siberia gives her 'goosebumps'

Unique group for elderly women practising the art of Japanese Aikido is the only one in the world

Coming soon: 'Chateau Permafrost', wine from Siberia

No snow in Siberia? Locals marvel - and worry - at the 'snow shortage'

200-plus agreements worth $27 billion at forum to 'open up Russian Far East'

Weather goes crazy in Siberia - with record high temperatures, then July snow 

Below minus 40C? Here's how you stay fashionable out in the street

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College shooting kills one, injures four in the Far East of Russia

19 year old student opens fire at groupmates before turning the gun on himself.

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20,000-year-old mammoth murder established: but was it committed by first American migrants?

Extinct woolly giant was killed by early man in extreme north, insist palaeontologist ‘detectives’ as spear wound ‘proven’.

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Sinister seizure of 240 Himalayan or black bear paws made in Russian Far East

FSB smash smuggling ring with goods intended for China as traditional medicines and food delicacies.

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Diver rescued after spending two days in freezing sea in the Far East of Russia

‘I saw 12 ships passing by all on auto pilot, I lost my voice screaming for help’, he said.

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Criminal case launched against a captain who allowed female friend to co-pilot civilian plane

AN-24 was en route from Yakutsk to Batagay-Alyta with dozens of passengers on board.

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Plea for help from Russian Space agency as solo traveller and faithful dog are lost in the Arctic

Sergey Golubev from Krasnoyarsk left on a 7,120 km round trip by dinghy in July, aiming to return in September.

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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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