Among the dead were 186 children, killed in a 3-day terrorist outrage that we must never, ever forget.
On 1 May, the 'Ob Sea', close to Novosibirsk, was completely clear of ice.
Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists.
The Okhotsk Sea quake registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 600km, and prompted a tsunami warning.
Rare appearance of bear close to Novosibirsk leads to warnings to residents.
Real-life adventurers to a 'professional blonde' queue to participate in the ultimate brutal television reality contest, where 'rape and murder' are not banned.
Russian tourists stuck in western Mongolia after closure of frontier to stop spread of infection.
Setting himself on fire and using nothing but a snowdrift to soften his landing, wannabe stuntman shows why he is a real-life Siberian Superman.