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'That time Barnaul was undoubtedly the most cultural corner of Siberia. I named it Siberian Athens'

Pyotr Tyan-Shanskiy, 1856

New spill of 45 tons of jet fuel pollutes tundra in Taymyr

State of emergency declared as second ecological nightmare hits in less than two months.

Hail, fires and tropical storms, with temperature hitting record +35C in world’s coldest city

Mother-of-two, 39, killed by brown bear in Krasnoyarsk region

There is no time for spa! A hungry bear chases a moose out of the ocean

Polar bear matchmaking in zoo goes horribly wrong as male Baloo suddenly kills female Aurora

Wildfires add to coronavirus misery across nine Siberian regions and republics

Ancient coloured ‘pencil’ up to 50,000 years old found in Siberia

50,000 year old tiara made of woolly mammoth ivory found in world famous Denisova Cave...

Ancient cave lions had spots, believe scientists, after analysing cub preserved in permafrost

River turns alarming ‘blood red’ colour, but experts don’t know why

Polar bear struggles with best selfie look on remote Wrangel Island

Village besieged by polar bears as hundreds of terrorised walruses fall 38 metres to their deaths

Putin vows not to 'trade' Kuril Islands, and puts accent on economic development

Siberia to get Russia's largest indoor waterpark

First in Russia for Yakutia Airlines as it uses new environmentally friendly Boeing technology

Siberian farmyard rap from remote Yakutian village goes viral on web

American heavy metal guitarist rushed to hospital in Siberia with a kidney stone

The show must go on...even without world renown conductor Valery Gergiev

British princess has a Siberian escort in Sochi

Skater Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15, steals the Olympic show in Sochi

Leading boxer is knifed to death in Siberia

Siberians start their annual migration to Thailand's sun and sand

Who says Siberian winters are boring? They are sparkly, fun, and amazingly beautiful!

Endless summertime in Siberia 'to end' as clocks go back and 'old time zones return'

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Lifelike face of a tattooed Tashtyk man seen for first time behind a stunning gypsum death mask

Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.

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Arctic fires worsen and threaten world famous park set up to recreate flora of woolly mammoth era

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

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Mysterious mountain palace, one of the wonders of Siberia, was built in 777 AD

Breathtaking island complex close to Mongolian border rumoured to have been built for tragic Chinese princess.

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Tigress who came out of the woods to seek help can be a pet who escaped owners or was thrown out

The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.

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Russia’s loneliest woman doesn’t know there is virus pandemic in the world

Siberian hermit Agafya Lykova was not told the news to protect her from getting worried and upset.

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Admiral Kolchak’s archive has returned to Russia 100 years after his execution

A group of Russian billionaires spent over 3 million euro at French auction to buy historic papers of the man who tried - and failed - to halt Bolsheviks.

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