Popular with the aristocracy and the royals in the 18th and 19th centuries, the lavish festivity will be held for tourists.
Incredible friendship between Amur tiger and goat cannot last, he predicts.
A quarter of all Russian forests, 89% of stocks in Sakha Republic, could be left to burn, even though they are essential to fight global warming.
Spectacular ice show attracts mesmerised crowds of onlookers in Surgut as world’s 7th longest river defies spring.
Dazzling white 'sand', perfect sunshine, blue waves on the horizon, friends, a great mood… and minus 20C
New find expected to 'change our understanding of the evolution of animals'.
He describes a mission to Moscow as the Soviet Union was imploding when he was given access to a document the authorities had earlier claimed did not exist
Environmentalists call for World Bank to halt funding for projects that could alter flow of rivers leading into lake with water nearing critical low.
Today the Asia Pacific is a vital center of economic development and progressive political influence.
When the temperature dips to minus 30C in Tobolsk, kids are allowed a day off school.