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'The shortest Russian street is in Novosibirsk, Western Siberia: 40 metres long, its only got three buildings'
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Arctic heatwave

Arctic fires worsen and threaten world famous park set up to recreate flora of woolly mammoth era

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

Arctic wildfires burning further north than previously spotted from space, satellite shows

Blazes raging just 50km from the Arctic Ocean in Yakutia.

Desperate calls for help from Arctic village of Svatay caged by wildfires

Russia’s coldest region struggles to tame fires intensified by lengthy heatwave in extreme north.

June snow in Siberia’s south as highest-ever Arctic heat is recorded in Russia’s coldest region

Summer 2020 follows unusually hot and dry spring in swinging between the extremes.

The world’s most unusual beach is a glacier in Russia’s Kingdom of Permafrost

Today it's +32C in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city, and locals escape heatwave like true Siberians - by chilling on ice.

40 now hospitalised after anthrax outbreak in Yamal, more than half are children

Russian army biological protection troops called in amid warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.

Child, 12, died from anthrax, as nine cases confirmed of the deadly disease

Boy killed 'after lethal infection 'awoke' in human graveyard due to unprecedented heat wave'.

Massive wildlife tragedy as bears and foxes flee taiga, while smaller animals suffocate in smoke

Predators seek food in villages all around Siberia as climate expert warns of worse fires each year due to soaring rise in temperatures, 10C above average.

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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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