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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

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.

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

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

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

The real ‘Beast from the East’ - early Spring scenes from Siberia

Meet the skating babushka of Baikal- Lyubov Morekhodova, her surname means The One Who Walks on Sea

Pagan god 'caught' in river by fisherman confirmed as being up to 4,200 years old and 'unique'

Found: grave of Siberian noblewoman up to 4,500 years old - with links to native Americans

Reconstructing brain surgery as it was conducted around 3,000 years ago

More images of rare big cat captured by hidden cameras

Increase in number of Amur tigers found during first big cat count in 10 years

Putin steps in to voice concern over threat from Mongolian hydro plants

China’s new ‘Silk Road’ could jeopardise Siberian trade route

All in! Siberia’s first casino opens, complete with golden sinks

Introducing the great new Siberian railway, opening soon

Raising Krasnoyarsk's famous Royev Ruchey Zoo to a new level

Siberia is the happiest place in Russia, says a major new survey

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

Siberia - where beauty contests are not infected by political correctness!

Leading British newspaper photographer was one of the first to see Empress Alexandra's diary

The never ending spring is in full swing at the sixth Siberian Ballet Festival

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Miracle rescue of a toddler who went missing in a Siberian mire

The boy’s parents went to gather berries 3 days ago, and left him to rest inside a locked car.

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Siberian flood forces hermit killer to leave taiga where he was hiding for 24 years

For quarter of a century he waited for police to come for him, convinced - wrongly - he had murdered girlfriend and her daughter in knife attack.

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2019 to be ‘worst-ever year’ for wildfires in Siberia and ‘only rain can now extinguish flames’

Military fully engaged in minimising carnage, but water sprayed by planes to extinguish infernos is ‘as expensive as Champagne’.

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Homes burnt to ashes, shells in the streets as residents of Achinsk return home

People who live near ammunition depot explosion site find war-like ruins.

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One dead, seven wounded - including a child - with shrapnel wounds and burns

Emergency evacuation in Krasnoyarsk region as ammunition depot explodes in Achinsk

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On the same wavelength - a brown bear filmed mimicking a grey whale in Kamchatka

The large bear falls on its back and waves paws in the air in exact copy of the whale’s moves.

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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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