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'The Yenisey began life with a groan and ended with a boldness we could never dream of'
A.P. Chekhov, 1890

Researchers discover ancient ‘weapon-making site’ - beside the skeleton of ‘hunted’ woolly mammoth

Evidence on Arctic island show how people 10,000 or more years ago carved sharp slices off tusks to use for killing and cutting. 

Emaciated polar bear rescued from garbage dump in Arctic maybe ‘lost sister’ of orphaned Ursula

Finally! Operation begins to release ‘whale jail’ inmates, announced on Putin’s TV hotline

Hero mother throws herself under truck to save her family

Snack à la Jurassic Park for Kamchatka’s brown bears

The world’s nickel capital Norilsk is gripped by eternal winter

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

UPDATED: Arctic river turns red again - two years after ‘pollution problem' supposedly fixed

Reindeer crisis in Yamalo-Nenets as number of deaths rise

Unique experiment as endangered ‘young tiger couple’ to be returned into the wild

Climate change offers chance of major economic boost in Arctic for Russia, says Putin

All change at diamond giant Alrosa as top post goes to Sergei Ivanov Jr

Growing tomatoes as the cold hits minus 45C. Impossible? Not in Yakutsk

Security guard's dancing skills at hockey match go viral - video

Wolf from Siberia chosen as mascot for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

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

Scientist pens the 'smallest book in the world'

First picture of Leonardo DiCaprio's Siberian Oscar trophy

Rare $3 million painting by French master Jean-Léon Gérôme returned after 70 years

Stylist shows he is a cut above the rest with sensational axe show

Ready for a cold bath, Siberian-style?

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Features

Race against time and waves as Russian archaeologists rescue Siberia’s remarkable Atlantis

Sensational underwater treasures - including mummies of Hun-era fashionistas - recaptured from oblivion.

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Siberian hermit, 75, who ‘lives in 18th century’ refuses to be moved by Space Age

Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

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Ice tsunami in the extreme north of Russia means summer is finally here

Residents of Dudinka share this impressive - ok, scary! - video of ice breaking on the Yenisei River.

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Features

Ever dreamed of skating the world’s deepest lake?

Our reporter goes through days of sleeping on ice and survives a Baikal earthquake. Baikal Trip Diary, Day 1

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Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake  Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic.

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Excavating the thick ice under a whole ship at bone-chilling minus 50C?

This is precisely how Yakutia gets its impressive river fleet ready for the new season of navigation.

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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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