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'That time Barnaul was undoubtedly the most cultural corner of Siberia. I named it Siberian Athens'
Pyotr Tyan-Shanskiy, 1856

92 people evacuated after plane skids off runway in Yakutia

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

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

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

‘Rare photo of wild west outlaw Billy the Kid worth $5 million’ turns up in Siberia

Siberian shamans throw a victory ritual to support Russian football team

Six of the best - tigress gives birth to half a dozen cubs from one of the world’s most endangered species

7,000 underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic

Porcupines lived in Siberia until 30,000 years ago, shows new research

Meet Siberia's new snow sheep, a 'super-climber' with a taste for eating coal

Nickel giant fined by eco-watchdog for 'river of blood' in Arctic

Children rescue flamingo that was heading for Saudi Arabia but ended up in Siberia instead

Two Syrians detained 'illegally trapping rare Saker Falcons' in TransBaikal region

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

Siberia 'to get its first world class ski resort' - reports

Rubber for helicopters barter deal signalled between Russia and Thailand

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

Paris comes to Siberia - for the shopping!

Leading boxer is knifed to death in Siberia

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'

Siberians are amongst the happiest (and grumpiest) Russians

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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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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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Monument to Stalin’s folly: relics of the Railroad of Death where ‘300,000 prisoners perished’

Haunting images of this Railway to Nowhere, built by Gulag convicts in the cruellest of conditions on the cusp of the Arctic Circle.

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Russians spearhead revival of Phuket’s property market in dash for villas

Many tourists from Russia to Thailand are from Siberia - and after a drastic fall in the wake of the 2014 downturn, they are now back on the tropical  vaca...

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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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