Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.
Would-be participants accuse Yevgeny Pyatkovsky of cheating them over the ultimate reality game show combating bears and wolves on an Ob River island.
Siberian goggles among the world’s earliest eyewear to prevent winter blindness from the sun’s piercing reflection.
The predator is chased away by dog and man with stick as it comes too close for comfort.
The startling sight of the blood red Daldykan River is nothing new, starting from the 1990s.
Deposits uncovered 56 years ago set to finally be extracted as drillers aim to take on China and become a major force in producing ore.
Adventurous Alyona plans to dance and play football on the roof of the world after beating competition to join polar team.
As many as one in three Bewick's swans that migrate to Britain 'has been peppered with shotgun pellets during the long flight from Siberia'.