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'If you emptied Lake Baikal, it would take every river in the world flowing into it a year to fill.'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

Kemerovo

Turn the heating up high! Village kept warm by illegal drugs

The municipal heating system burns narcotics including heroin seized from traffickers.

Two fatal accidents blight Orthodox Christmas Day in Siberia
Tragic accidents led to the death of a miner in Kemerovo region while two died after an explosion in a lubricants storage facility above the Arctic Circle.
One dead, three missing at coal mine in Siberia

A methane explosion ripped through the pit in Kemerovo region - but 101 safely escaped to the surface.

Angry bear chases lost Siberians up a tree - enabling them to get cell phone signal to call police

Andrey Medvedev, 20, and Alexander Grunenko, 15, met the fearsome beast when they were collecting wild garlic in Kemerovo region.

Scottish pony Success gets stuck in Siberian snow
Rescuers help exhausted animal with a sledge ride after his escape bid is unSuccessful.
Baby yeti found 'alive and well' in Kemerovo region

First ever discovery of a 'live bigfoot' is made in southern Siberia.

Seven miners injured in methane blast in western Siberia

The coal miners are in hospital after the explosion at Gramoteinskaya pit near town of Belovo in Kemerovo region.

Earthquake shakes south-western Siberia, destroying homes and halting coal mining in Kuzbass

The 5.3 tremor was felt over a wide area but was centred some 21km from Belovo in Kemerovo region.

Flamingo takes wrong turn migrating to Saudi and ends up in Siberia

Lost bird ‘froze in the air’ and crash landed in front of a car in Kemerovo region. 

Man lost in remote taiga for one week climbs tree to save himself from angry bear

Beast kills trekker's dog, but exhausted Andrey Ilyushits, 43, survived clinging to branches in Kemerovo region.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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