To the outside world, the resort of Sheregesh is as well known for Yeti as skiing or snowboarding.

Filmed here over the city of Omsk, the meteor - or was it a rocket or test firing of a ballistic missile? - startled people over a swathe of territory.

Stranded on Teletskoye Lake in the Altai Mountains, bird's only hope of survival is to be caught and put in a zoo.

The death toll from unusually heavy snowstorms rose to ten at the weekend.

This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.

Homage to the remarkable bravery of sailors and troops who repelled the Germans in the only World War Two combat action in Siberia.

There's no better place to grow than in the towns like my historic Tara, founded in 1594, without traffic jams and supermarkets, but with winter fun and fresh air.