Maria Grischenko praised for bravery in fighting back against double-murderer who threatened to kill her if she resisted.

Teenager held for 40 minutes by tiger through the bars before she was released and rushed to hospital.

Mushroom picker Alexander Lopukhin, 44, said he was certain he would die.

With all Siberia's seven time zone now below zero, this theory seems mad.

Novosibirsk State University climbs faster up the world academic league table than other well established Russian institutions. 

5,000 year old site used for fish processing but also rituals which remain a 'huge mystery' involving wolverines and ermine.

Major bid to check radioactive waste dump area in Arctic archipelago.

Novel approach to help recovery of leopard and tiger numbers in the Russian Far East.

Pyramid is literally frozen in time, captured on camera by Vladimir Prokofiev.