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'Not to offend the jealous admirers of the Volga, but I have never in my life seen a river more splendid than the Yenisey'
A.P. Chekhov, 1890

Revealed: the sophisticated techniques of ancient artists who created these fantastical images

Scientists unlock intriguing 5,000-year-old secrets of prehistoric illustrators behind Karakol stunning artwork.

The Birdman of Siberia: sensational finds in the heart of Russia puzzle scientists

Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

Revealed: the sophisticated techniques of ancient artists who created these fantastical images

The Birdman of Siberia: sensational finds in the heart of Russia puzzle scientists

Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

The Shigir Idol, depicting the ‘ancient spirit world’, originally stood tall beside a paleo-lake

Peek inside the Siberian cave where inter-species love child ‘Denny’ lived 90,000 years ago

5,000 year old battle between mountain sheep comes back to life in new rock art discovery

Meet a lifelike 1700 year old Hun warrior with his bow and ‘whistling arrows’

Mountainside gallery where all civilisations added their own art from Bronze Age to medieval times

Lake Baikal to become a new ocean - but not for 20 million years, say scientists

Grave of medieval 'infant prince' found in Arctic, one of 9 newly-discovered burials of 'children'

Discovered: the Great Wall of Siberia dating to '1st millennium BC'

Is this stunning bracelet made by Paleolithic man for his favourite woman really 70,000 years old?

By 2080 Siberia to become 'the go-to place to live due to climate change'

Ancient mummy 'with 1,100 year old Adidas boots' died after she was struck on the head

Discovered: 200-plus Arctic lakes which bubble like jacuzzis from seeping methane gas

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

Scientists now to examine if ancient man beheaded the beast.

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Still snarling after 40,000 years, a giant Pleistocene wolf discovered in Yakutia

Sensational find of  head of the beast with its brain intact, preserved since prehistoric times in permafrost.

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Turtles lived with dinosaurs above the Arctic Circle, say scientists

With partial shells, this intriguing new fossil find in modern-day Yakutia shows this northern polar region in Cretaceous times was not….cold.

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Scientists dissect 42,000 year old extinct male foal preserved in permafrost for cloning bid - vide

Exclusive footage of pioneering work by Russian and South Korean scientists finding oldest blood ever discovered from deep in the Ice Age.

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Unique in palaeontology: Liquid blood found inside a prehistoric 42,000 year old foal

Permafrost preserved the ‘oldest blood in the world’ boosting hopes of bringing extinct species back to life.

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Scientists ‘confident’ that they can extract cells to clone 42,000 year old extinct foal
A Russian and South Korean team is selecting a horse to become ‘mother’ to bring prehistoric species back to life.
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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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