Russia marks Orthodox Christmas Day on 7 January according to the Julian calendar (and for some this is also a time for fortune telling).

Man detained after schoolgirls revealed they 'were forced to have sex with him during almost five years' until one victim confided the alleged abuse to teachers.

Shocking puce water as nearby nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.

Dissecting them like surgical abscesses to release the gas seen as one solution to avoid future eruptions.

Inside the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia - exclusive pictures.

Venison exports will 'increase' despite first anthrax outbreak in 70 years, but scientists remain adamant: Herd numbers must fall further.

Russian athletes will perform at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea under a white flag, following controversial IOC ruling.

The world's largest listed oil company to honour its export deals.

Bulging bumps in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas believed to be caused by thawing permafrost releasing methane.

Projects in Buryatia underway despite warnings of a crisis in pollution in world's deepest lake.