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Hotel Revolution

Welcome to Millionaire's Row in Siberia, a far cry from the out-dated Western image of Eastern Russia as the land of Gulags and hardships.

Hotel Revolution

Welcome to Millionaire's Row in Siberia, a far cry from the out-dated Western image of Eastern Russia as the land of Gulags and hardships.

News

US-style Burger Wars begins in Siberia's 'capital city'

McDonalds comes to town but Burger King is already here in Novosibirsk.

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Vladimir Putin demands action to develop regional air routes, airports and 'fast-trackzones'

Russian president warns that 'the work is going slowly' and calls for progress.

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Russian FSB bans eighty five cruise passengers coming ashore in Chukotka

US, British, German and Australians not permitted ashore in the remote Bay of Providence.

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Features

Cave lion skull found in Russia's coldest region

Proof that lions roamed northern Siberia in the age of the mammoths and woolly rhinoceros.

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

Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.

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The feathery truth about dinosaurs is discovered in Siberia

Breakthrough in understanding shows that they were fluffy and downy like chicks

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Sent to Siberia

Chinese tourists keen on Soviet retro tourism to Siberia
Beijing proposes tours to neighbouring Khabarovsk region which wind the clock back to the Communist era.

Born in Siberia

How to make a stylish arrival at a Siberian beach

Bikini-clad woman flies in by private helicopter to top up her tan - but now pilot is in trouble.

Voice of Siberia

Economic boom expected for Siberia due to agreement between Russia and China
New rail bridge linking the two countries symbolizes closest-ever economic co-operation between neighbors.

We say

Please support this new 'Happy People' film on Siberia's superb Altai Mountains

Dmitry Vasiukov, famed for his documentary 'Happy People: Yenisei', shown in Russia in 2008, is ready for his next epic journey.

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