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'There are party places that would surprise many of my European and American colleagues'
dancer Sergei Polunin

French forced to endure London pub in Irkutsk as they are ‘stuck in Siberia’ after emergency landing

Air France Boeing 777 with 282 on board suffered technical failure, then the rescue aircraft sent from Paris was also grounded.

Snow tsunami shows winter arriving, as pictures show ice halo and noodles in the Siberian cold

Dog rescued after tail and hind legs get frozen on iced lake

Ropeway of friendship

Coal heads to Korean countries as part of joint North-South operation

UTAir begins regular weekly flights to new airport in the Arctic

World Cup causes dip in tourist numbers to Thailand

Siberian teenager wins silver in shooting thanks to hunting lessons from age of 6

Major new ice hockey stadium to be built in Novosibirsk

Record concentration of woolly mammoth bones in Russia is found in Novosibirsk region

200,000 year old soil found at mysterious crater, a 'gate to the subterranean world'

Prehistoric 'crowned crocodile' dinosaur found in the Urals

Siberians opt for Songkran soaking in influx to mark the Thai New Year

World famous ballet star Sergei Polunin returns to Siberia

Victoria's Siberian Secret tells of her thrill at being part of brand's 2015 show

Key victory in campaign to save Lake Baikal from Mongolian 'eco-threat'

'Clear the smog', demand residents of historic Siberian city

Ecological group labelled 'foreign agent' over 'British money'

Thailand wants more tourists from Siberia

Blood donor movement in Novosibirsk is the best in Russia

Summer fun in Siberia

Rent-a-cat to take away your stress

Traces found of bear thought to have died out decades ago

We ate our friend who died of cold after we got lost in taiga, admits fisherman

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Features

‘Mowgli girl’ who survived alone aged 4 in bear infested wild for 12 nights becomes young ballerina

Amazing Karina Chikitova in 2014 captured the hearts of people around the world after staying alive with her dog in wild: now she is thriving.

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Unique 19th century English steam engine found in the depths of Siberian taiga

This witness to the Siberian gold rush might be the only one left in the world.

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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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Where the Gods play football - amazing Arctic island fit for Champions as World Cup reaches climax

Giant natural balls in the Franz Josef archipelago that leave scientists flummoxed.

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Haunting last picture before execution of the boy born to be Russia’s tsar

Image goes on display at new Tobolsk museum dedicated to the exile of Nikolai II and family shortly before they were shot.

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Yak calf born in Pleistocene Park: will a hybrid elephant-mammoth be next?

It now seems likely in a matter of years; before this, the first bison since their extinction 10,000 years ago will be re-introduced.

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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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