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'Novosibirsk has one of the most beautiful cinema halls I’ve ever seen'
French actress Carole Bouquet, 2014

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

World’s longest railway blocked by derailed cargo train

Nature and man combine to create stunning ‘ice mushrooms’ in Amur region

Coldest race in the world is run at -52C in Yakutia

Magical new 4,500 year old finds add to 'oldest toy collection in the world'

Tragic truth about two frozen 55,000 year old cave lion cubs is revealed by scientists

First-ever dinosaur egg found in Russia 'helps prove evolution of modern birds'

Lost but happy eating fish: the polar bear that strayed 700 km too far south

Hungry, exhausted, only half their normal weight: Tragedy for black bears

Flying to save the rarest big cat in the world

$11 billion Chinese scheme to develop Lake Baikal's tourism hub

Sea launch floating spaceport owned by S7 Group targets dozen launches in 5 years

'Let wealthy tourists buy more expensive diamonds for their wives and girlfriends'

Karate world champion murdered in case that has shocked city

Dream still alive for Siberian dance group in Britain's Got Talent

Rising actor found dead amid conflicting reports over what happened

Team UDI through to semi-final of Britain's Got Talent

Schoolgirl sets off on 112km expedition to ski to the geographical North Pole

First-ever underwater ice hockey matches held in Siberia

Siberian scientists tell women the best moment to conceive - in a message flashed to their phones

Siberia 'wins' the world record for bikini ski-ing

How do men impress women in the planet's coldest city? Easy - with the coolest dance in the world

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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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Features

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.

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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