Faced with loans and unpaid alimony for daughter, Vyacheslav took flight and now blogs about his escape from financial problems.

Rising numbers of catwalk models and cover stars come from ‘world’s emerging beauty capital’.

Thanks to Novosibirsk scientists we can see how she looked in real life, the vivid colours she wore and her stylish headdress. And her beauty secrets!

Alla loves nothing more than taking pictures of her beloved pets – and it seems the world can't get enough of them either.

Honour in Yakutia to Karina Chikitova, who - at the age of 4 - survived 12 days and nights alone in the Siberian wilderness.

But who were the mysterious Paleolithic artists of these rock drawings?

Aged 71, she shuns civilisation and accepts a helicopter ride back to her home in remote Siberia, without a gun to protect her from bears.

Agafya Lykova, 71, airlifted to hospital after suffering 'acute pains' in intense cold at her forest home more than 100 km from nearest town.

Siberia's colossal resource potential is a great competitive advantage that needs to be skilfully deployed.