Tuesday, Feb 18 2020

All Cities

Choose Your City

'Average a Westerner can swim in lake Baikal is 1,5 minutes'

Marc Di Duca

Tragic moment a rare Amur tiger cub is fatally hit by a bus in Russian Far East

Baby big cat was only four or five months old, sparking concern for the animal’s mother and any siblings.

Two Himalayan bear cubs freeze to death after woodcutters wake mother bear

These kids - seven today - were all born in Chelyabinsk as a meteorite crashed on their region

Young woman killed, 4 injured, as roof caved-in under weight of snow at venue with 200 revellers

Russian artist demands attention to rise in embryonal cancer

No coronavirus vaccine before summer, says Russia’s top anti-virus centre

Archeologist in awe at 2,100 year old iPhone-like belt buckle unearthed in Atlantis grave in Tuva

‘Amazon woman warrior’ from 14th century found by Siberian archeologists in Mongolia

Scientists in fierce stand against bone hunters at mammoth graveyard

Don’t feed the lost polar bear! warn Russian experts as rescue poised to begin

Starving polar bear 'can hardly move', say residents of Norilsk

Let them go! Call to end the torture of killer and beluga whales

Sparkling Far East of Russia - Indian KGK to invest $50 million into a diamond-cutting factory

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

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

DiCaprio's Siberian Oscar heads for the US

Scientist pens the 'smallest book in the world'

First picture of Leonardo DiCaprio's Siberian Oscar trophy

Splash! Skier plunges into -15C Lake Baikal after hitting thin ice

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

Ready for a cold bath, Siberian-style?

1 2 345 6 7 8 9 10...Last

Features

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.

Comments (5)

Add to My Stories

Her Royal Highness Princess Waterfall of the majestic Putorana Plateau

The 76-metre (246 ft) high cascade is also called ‘The Bride’ for its distinctive female shape.

Comments (3)

Add to My Stories

Schoolteacher captivates the world with stunning pictures from the heart of Russia’s coldest region

Galina Davydova, 61, first took camera 5 years ago to share moments of life in her native Yakutia.

Comments (7)

Add to My Stories

Features

Indian elephants escape circus, go for a snow bath in Yekaterinburg

Runaway duo blocks traffic in the centre of the city as they splash in the snow.

Comments (4)

Add to My Stories

Arctic island woolly mammoth shows strongest evidence yet of human slaughter and butchering

Ancient men cut all the meat, severed the trunk, removed the brain and pulled out bone marrow from all the limbs.

Comments (6)

Add to My Stories

The world’s rarest big cat is filmed in stunning video in Far East of Russia

Congratulations to South Korean photographer Choi Kisoon for getting unique footage.

Comments (17)

Add to My Stories

The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies

EUR69.09USD63.77GBP82.80Other...

How to get here

Trains

Flights

Best property

Hotel Revolution

Millionaire's Row

Great holidays

The Road of Bones

Kingdom of Cold