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'Not to offend the jealous admirers of the Volga, but I have never in my life seen a river more splendid than the Yenisey'

A.P. Chekhov, 1890

Russia's last Mohican: 61 year old hermit refuses to leave deserted military garrison

Last survivor of prominent base for assault and reconnaissance planes deserted since collapse of the Soviet Union.

Two years on, US mother offers $10,000 reward for evidence of 'murder' of her son in Siberia

'The car crash that lost me my model-looks, my boyfriend, my memory and my life as it used to be'

Inside the amazing permafrost ice tunnels built by exiled German genius in Cold War

Enchanting winter scenes from Russia’s largest island - Sakhalin

Support on white Olympic flag for Russian team

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

Discovered: 200-plus Arctic lakes which bubble like jacuzzis from seeping methane gas

2,000 year old warrior armour made of reindeer antlers found on the Arctic Circle

British claim Arctic to be ice free this year is 'incorrect' and 'hasty', say Russian scientists

Extreme warnings issued that Lake Baikal could 'drain dry like the Aral Sea'

New warnings of shocking pollution threatening Lake Baikal

The great Siberian Coal Diet

Siberian babushka aged 86 becomes the oldest person to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Nanotubes from Siberia 'can massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions'

What happened when a Siberian village gave up alcohol?

Farmers produce strawberries in unlikeliest of regions

Hi-tech airships heralded as the future of transport in the region

Team UDI shows Siberia really has got talent

Controversial artist takes sarcastic Olympics exhibit to UK

Buryat artist sculpts a big name for himself on the world stage

DONE! Nothing can explain the sense of euphoria after completing such an intimidating challenge

Check mate or chic mate? The world women's chess championship is underway in Siberia

Would British princes manage to win this 'Siberian polo'?

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Ghostly woman walks slowly along Road of Bones

Mysterious figure refuses lifts or help as she trudges her way ‘to Kamchatka’.

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Stop playing with death, warn rescuers at the world’s oldest lake

All ice crossings shut in Irkutsk region, local emergency service on top alert.

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'The sun is like Thailand, the snow like the Alps, the party like Ibiza’

Antidote to gloomy news in the world as 1,525 wear swimsuits for annual Siberian snow festival.

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73 years late - an American tank sent to Stalin is almost ready for first mission on Russian soil

Rusting Sherman dating from WW2 airlifted all the way across Russia for use in major military parade.

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Snowmobilers get unbearably close to beast in outrageous stalking of animal just up from hibernatio

Video from Kuril Islands shows hungry brown bear chased by locals - prompting severe criticism and almost leading to a fatal attack.

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Criminal probe after nurse 'beats, slaps and throws' eight month old orphan in children’s hospital

Woman visitor sees the shocking scenes, videos the key moment - then is threatened with jail.

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