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'The beauty of Siberia took me by surprise'
Ian Frazier, 2013

'Siberia is the best place for tourism in the world' - says Kremlin

Russian minister wants to send Brits on vacation to 'magical' Siberia to make them 'feel 10 years younger'.

Russia's capital city should move from Moscow to Siberia

'I will personally supervise economic push!'

'Siberia is the best place for tourism in the world' - says Kremlin

Russia's capital city should move from Moscow to Siberia

'I will personally supervise economic push!'

The magical Bowing Pine Tree of Lake Teletskoe

Rename the Far East of Russia, says vice premier Dmitry Rogozin

The ultimate away-from-it-all

The locomotive of global progress

Putin calls for boost in resources to cope with emergencies in Siberia and the Far East

...yet still they remember times spent in Siberia with nostalgia

Invisible people, are they?

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News

Siberian princess goes global 2,500 years after her death

Her ancient tattoo is a showpiece of the glittering opening ceremony for the Sochi Paralympics.

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Siberian woman rescued after two drinking companions tried to burn her alive as a 'witch'

The 46 year old suffered severe burns to her face and hands after being forced 'headfirst into a burning stove'.

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Ancient bison allows scientists to travel back in time - 9,000 years

Exclusive pictures show autopsy on a four year old bison preserved in ice since ancient times.

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Features

Painter of the 'End of the World'

Through his extraordinary photographs, Sergey Anisimov has done more than most to show real Siberia to the world.

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Divers preparing for icy waters of Russia's 'Loch Ness'

Sightings of 'primeval monsters' in Siberia's Lake Labynkyr were made before 'Nessie' was spotted in Scotland.

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Respected historian suggests 'lost' Russian princess Anastasia fled to America

Tsar's daughter may, after all, have escaped the execution which wiped out the royal family, says new book.

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Sent to Siberia

Salekhard smells like cool water

A nenets granny walks into the mobile shop, where I'm getting a local sim, puts a wrinkled hand on the counter and says ‘I need an iPhone'.

Born in Siberia

Inspired by Sochi - teens take to snowboarding in Siberia

It's minus 25C but Vlad and Sasha find a scenic spot to practice, inspired by the Winter Olympics.

Voice of Siberia

'Siberia is the best place for tourism in the world' - says Kremlin
Russian minister wants to send Brits on vacation to 'magical' Siberia to make them 'feel 10 years younger'.

We say

'Are you completely out of your mind? Has vodka damaged the last Russian brain cell?'

So should there be a world class Disney-style theme park on shores of lake Baikal? See what our readers have to say.

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