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'Lake Baikal is contains more water than the five US great lakes combined'

Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

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.

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

World’s longest railway blocked by derailed cargo train

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

Pair died in 500BC and went to next life in fur coats, but with their heads severed

Remains of ancient islands closely resembling Hawaii are found in Tian Shan mountains

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

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

PROOF: how the most endangered big cat in the world is recovering

'I guess I won't try ice skating again'

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

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

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

World’s longest railway blocked by derailed cargo train

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