Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.

Shots fired at island campsite to scare away beast which then drops ancient limb preserved in permafrost since prehistoric times.

Most northerly palaeolithic site found on Arctic island of Stolbovoy, part of lost continental link between Siberia and Alaska, believe scientists.

For hundreds of years visitors to this Arctic outpost have been frightened by terrifying totems and human sacrifices. 

Thai massage experts impress Russian clients in how they take the stress out of life and restore SPArkle in extreme climate.

Once branded ‘Sin City’, the popular Thai resort is changing, says Travel Trade Gazette Asia