Finds of 'lion-hunting ancient man' excavated from site of new road new Lake Baikal now undergoing tests  at Germany’s Max Planck Institute.

How an entrepreneur and cinema producer from Lake Baikal became driver to the UK's Princess Royal at the Winter Olympics.

Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.

People feel better about themselves and their lives, defying the international stereotype of Siberia.

Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.

Doctors fought in vain to save  Alexander Stakhanov, 35, on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake.

Ukraine has moved its Consulate General from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk. The former Soviet state has other Consultates General around Russia already.

The famously clear waters of Baikal - the world's deepest and oldest lake - are under threat from tourists, says leading scientist Maxim Timofeyev.

Six holy men summon players' ancestors, begging for support in the game against Spain.

Russians grieving over damage to magical forests surrounding Siberia's jewel.