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

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.

Scottish pubs provide cheer in Urals and Siberia despite economic gloom

Marriott chain 'to expand in Siberia with Novosibirsk developments'

Could rare sword have belonged to Ivan the Terrible?

Who built this Siberian summer palace… and why?

Born in St Petersburg, Alexander Kaptarenko dies aged 102

Stunning photos of Siberia and its people feature in new book

Shipped to Siberia by her harsh US mother, neglected by her father

Is it a palm tree on Mars? 

Beyonce's choreographer Danielle Polanco checks out Siberia's twerking sensations

Siberia salutes British nurse who set up a leper colony in remote Yakutian village

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

Introducing the new Siberian railway, opening soon

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News

92 people evacuated after plane skids off runway in Yakutia

Sukhoi Superjet-100 landing gear supports broke on icy ground after the stop.

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Dramatic moment bridge collapses due to ‘heavy truck’ across world famous Trans-Siberian railway

Crashing viaduct narrowly misses a freight train - and rail worker is seen fleeing the disaster.

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Amazing rescue of helicopter pilot who crashed on snowy mountain and was stranded for four nights

Wife pleaded with rescuers to search for the businessman saying: 'We feel that our man is dying.’

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Features

Peek inside the Siberian cave where inter-species love child ‘Denny’ lived 90,000 years ago

13 year old revealed as the daughter of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father - separate humanoid groups now proven to have crossbred.

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Scary Arctic idols around Vaygach island, the ‘territory of death’

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

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Thailand conquers Siberia as massage revolution reaches even the coldest corners of the world

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

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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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