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'The greatest rail adventure in the world, the Trans-Siberian train journey'

Bryn Thomas

Siberian official in leaked audio scandal for allegedly calling flood victims ‘cattle’ and ‘tramps’

Irina Alashkevich claims the file with derogatory comments was faked.

A pack of 14 brown bears filmed wondering outside a village in Magadan region

Did Denisovans usher in the Stone Age in Mongolia?

Terror as Lord of the Rings children’s summer camp goes up in flames: girl dies, 3 gravely hurt

Siberia’s amazing new railway - the ‘Permafrost Express’ - opens to passengers this month

Dog walks 200km across taiga as she looks for owners who rejected her

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

Extinct ancient foal in pioneering cloning experiment is older than initially believed

Cloning of mammoth will be successful in 10 years, predicts head of region earmarked for their home

Concern over raging wildfires as smoke from Siberia crosses Alaska and Canada, reaching New England

Blood coloured rain in Arctic? A biblical plague? The apocalypse? What’s going on?

Mass death of herring on Sakhalin island: what is the cause?

Boost for economy in Russian Far East from Japan, but no solution to Kuril Islands dispute

E-commerce leads to revolution for Russian Post, as mail goes sky-high with new planes

Black gold: inventors find the way to extract precious metal from cinders

Major new ice hockey stadium to be built in Novosibirsk

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

DiCaprio: will he be sent to Siberia TWICE?

DiCaprio wins Siberian Oscar

Daredevil skiing at 130 km an hour by Siberian stuntman

Coldest bicycle race in the world held in Yakutia

Siberia gets a purrfect cafe!

Summer fun in Siberia

Blood donor movement in Novosibirsk is the best in Russia

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Pure waters of Lake Baikal in danger from 6.5 million tons of toxic waste

Immediate public audit of a high risk waste storage in Russia is urged.

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Crimson treasure of Siberia, the salt lake that turns pink on sunny days

The deposit and surrounding area were named Royal Salt Shaker by Peter the Great.

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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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Ryzhik the Siberian cat who refuses to be defeated by frostbite

The pet lost all four paws in January in -40C cold in Tomsk, but video shows him walking again with artificial titanium limbs.

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Siberian tourists return to Russian after birth of their first child while on honeymoon in Thailand

Couple thank Thai and Russian doctors who save their premature miracle baby.

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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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The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies

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