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'In Novosibirsk... you feel the same energy as in Moscow, New York or London'
dancer Sergei Polunin

How Karl Lagerfeld’s father was interned in Arctic by last tsar as a 'German spy'

Otto Lagerfeld held in bleak camp in Verkhoyansk for four years of First World War, show contemporary documents.

Double joy as polar bear family welcomes two tiny cubs in Novosibirsk

Eerie black snow falls over Siberian region triggering acute pollution concerns from locals

How do reindeer and Yakut horses cope with the harsh Siberian winter? They are ‘eternally tipsy’

Unique video of the large family of Siberian tigers received by scientists

Frozen river catches fire from escaping methane gas: should we be worried?

Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life

Boy, 11, finds ‘1,000 year old message’ written in runes on pendant made of mammoth bone

2,000 year old mummified ‘sleeping beauty’ dressed in silk emerges from Siberian reservoir

Rare Siberian tiger poisoned in Thailand then skin sold on black market for $600

River turns alarming ‘blood red’ colour, but experts don’t know why

Polar bear struggles with best selfie look on remote Wrangel Island

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

DiCaprio: will he be sent to Siberia TWICE?

DiCaprio wins Siberian Oscar 

World famous ballet star Sergei Polunin returns to Siberia

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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Features

Millions of people donate to give 5 year old Darina a chance to smile
Life-changing surgery is finally possible thanks to a Russian fund - and you, readers of The Siberian Times.
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Flair to avoid snow glare - dazzling eye fashion from 2,000 years ago until today

Siberian goggles among the world’s earliest eyewear to prevent winter blindness from the sun’s piercing reflection.

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Russian military sent to assess giant rockfall blocking Bureya River

Urgent measures underway to evacuate residents of remote villages after flood threat caused by rising water above new ‘dam’.

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Found: man who vanished before the Soviet Union collapsed to live as a hermit

Former paratrooper conscript Timofey Menshikov wanted to escape modern life - and vodka - now faces reunion with family he left behind.

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A princess and her four princes - enchanting quintuplets 16 months old this week

But it could have been so different if mother Anastasia had followed doctors advice…

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‘Mowgli girl’ who survived alone aged 4 in bear infested wild for 12 nights becomes young ballerina

Amazing Karina Chikitova in 2014 captured the hearts of people around the world after staying alive with her dog in wild: now she is thriving.

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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.

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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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