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Anton Chekhov, 1890

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

600 fishermen taken off floating ice in the Sea of Okhotsk

As Siberia hits its coldest temperatures of the winter, here’s how to enjoy life below -50C

Single father deserts his two children at Moscow airport with note begging to help

Did Denisovans usher in the Stone Age in Mongolia?

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

First video of ancient ‘bear-like’ wolf preserved in the permafrost for more than 40,000 years

‘Wounded rare tiger seeks human help’ at remote border post on Russian-Chinese frontier

Threat of extinction ‘over’ as Kremlin confirms rarest big cats in world pass key milestone

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

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

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

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

Nothing butt the best

Siberia gets a purrfect cafe!

Summer fun in Siberia

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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