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'On the Eve of the First World War, the single Siberian province of Irkutsk was larger than all of India'

W.Bruce Lincoln

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?

Tragedy as 9 killed including 7 children as their vehicle is swept away as they cross river in Tuva

Tragedy as British tourist, 69, dies in motorbike accident on Road of Bones

Pristine Siberian Maldives offers stunning beach views…but the pollution can damage your health

Scientists take samples in bid to clone extinct foal as first step to restoring woolly mammoth

Investment sought for $5.9 million cloning centre to bring back mammoths and other extinct species

Suspected first trace of Beringia people on the land bridge - now mostly sunken - joining Russia and North America

Rarest big cats in the world reach key milestone in evading extinction

Giant cat with appetite to eat dogs trapped in unique operation in eastern Russia

Sadness as tigress who came in from wild to ask for human help dies

$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'

Authorities decide to fund new UDI school after TV talent show success

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

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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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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