Following a 'sighting' by local official, hunters reveal 'footprints' that do not belong to bear or any other known creature.

Russian number one admits pride when announcers say she hails from the remote oil town of Nyagan.

Mercy mission brings stores for Agafya Lykova to help her survive the winter in her remote retreat.

Techno-capital Tomsk goes global to advertise for students.

13 more have little or no chance of survival, says health chief warning of more fatalities.

Her US mom still refuses to take back the daughter who 'loves her', and who she abandoned in Russia 32 months ago.

Parody of Russian glamorous hip-hop star Timati is becoming a sensation across Russia - and now globally.

US Paralympic star on emotional journey back to her roots to meet the parents who gave her up for adoption.

As he turned 94 this month, a museum opened in his home village of Kurya, Altai.

Real-life adventurers to a 'professional blonde' queue to participate in the ultimate brutal television reality contest, where 'rape and murder' are not banned.