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'Russian efficiency regarding train arrival and departure times is astonishing.'

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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

Passengers turn into snowmen in icy video filmed after a road accident in Norilsk

Facebook unpublishes The Siberian Times page, again

Little Sasha, unique baby born with no eyes, gets a loving home for Christmas

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

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

Polar bear struggles with best selfie look on remote Wrangel Island

Village besieged by polar bears as hundreds of terrorised walruses fall 38 metres to their deaths

Russian Far East can become Thailand's gateway to markets of north China

Putin to personally thaw the ice cream freeze

Putin vows not to 'trade' Kuril Islands, and puts accent on economic development

City street could be named after triumphant Golden Globes director

Another success at Christie’s for rising Siberian artist Zorikto

Plan to protect unique Arctic heritage sites for future generations

Russian bobsledder Nikolay Khrenkov killed in horrific car crash in Krasnoyarsk

Hockey stars play game on world's deepest lake in Siberia

Siberian princess goes global 2,500 years after her death

No winter can break our spirit - or we are not Siberians!

Like ducks to water in the snow - keeping kids healthy Siberian style

Even the Yeti go Gangnam Style with a Bigfoot dance 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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