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'On the Eve of the First World War, the single Siberian province of Irkutsk was larger than all of India'
W.Bruce Lincoln

Buryatia

Siberian republic invests $3 billion in producing traditional Tibetan medicines
Buryatia - a region with strong Budhist links - is establishing a 'biopharmaceutical' group in the next five years centred on capital Ulan-Ude.
A portal to another dimension? Strange cloud over Siberia

Social media alive with comments over the funnel-like formation in the skies over the village of Gonda in Buryatia.

New head of Buryatia promises boost in tourism to Siberia's Buddhist region

Alexei Tsydenov, 40, told Vladimir Putin that he can raise the quality of life 'in a fairly short period of time'.

Iconic mammoth hotel planned for Lake Baikal with soaring-100 metre high tusks

Sculptor Dashi Namdakov pays homage to extinct woolly giant in innovative design aimed at becoming Buryatia's 'brand'.

Buryatia: where thawing permafrost turns to steppe before our eyes

Is global warming the real cause of the raging wildfires sweeping this Siberian republic? 

China plans $763 million real estate developments in Buryatia

The massive property boost for the republic's capital Ulan-Ude was unveiled ahead of the major Baikal Forum of Economics in the city. 

Mystery death of 22 year old Siberian beauty queen

Police are investigating the sudden death of Viktoria Lygdenova, 22, in Ulan-Ude, in the Republic of Buryatia.

Thai princess could visit Siberia next year, indicates Russian diplomat

On her last trip in 1993, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Buddhist republic of Buryatia.

Lake Baikal's 'most beautiful beach' hit by 'foul smelling pollution'

Concern over world's oldest and deepest lake as nasty odour and green algae discourages sunbathers in Buryatia.

Two new plants to bottle Baikal's 'pure' water for foreign export

Projects in Buryatia underway despite warnings of a crisis in pollution in world's deepest lake.

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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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