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'Irkutsk has the sins, the false hair, and the perfume for which Paris is noted'
Mrs John Clarence Lee, 1914

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

11 carriages of explosives, a giant An-124 and four Il-76s - Operation Move a Mountain begins

Military strikes from air not ruled out to move giant landslide blocking Bureya River causing flood threat to villages.

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Tiger king Tikhon who sought human help wants to return to the wild after having dental treatment

Alpha male big cat - believed to be at least 15 years old - ready to get back to saving his endangered species.

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World’s longest railway blocked by derailed cargo train

29 carriages with coal went off the rails on the Trans-Siberian line in Irkutsk region.

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Features

Russian military sent to assess giant rockfall blocking Bureya River

Urgent measures underway to evacuate residents of remote villages after flood threat caused by rising water above new ‘dam’.

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Found: man who vanished before the Soviet Union collapsed to live as a hermit

Former paratrooper conscript Timofey Menshikov wanted to escape modern life - and vodka - now faces reunion with family he left behind.

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The ‘Iron Lady’ of Siberia invites you to visit Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city

Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital 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.

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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