But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.

The Kremlin's 'Mr Siberia' Viktor Tolokonsky tells 'Sphere of Influence' business magazine what our vast region means to him.

Is increased tourism, or a normal natural cycle, to blame for the rapid growth of spirogyra to 50% of the coastline?

From frost-resistant woolly pigs to sheep that look like goats and horses that love playing the snow, there are lots of surprises across the taiga.

Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.

Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.

Male, female and two cubs spotted in Ak Cholushpa Nature Park in Altai Republic.

Colourful election as bears, tigers and half-naked gymnasts vote in record-breaking result.

World's coldest region defies its stereotype.