Children in the West received gifts from Father Christmas earlier this week, but Russian youngsters still have a few days to wait.
Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.
Named Olga after the brave woman who helped save her life, the little girl abandoned by her mother at birth has new adoptive parents.
Insatiable demand sees turnover increase, profits continue and new branches open as American owner says brand is 'living on its own'.
With forest fires still burning across Siberia, hot summer temperatures are moving across the continent.
Fans in Novosibirsk joined a global party to mark the 50th anniverary of the BBC's cult sci-fi series 'Doctor Who'.
Anastasia Strashevskaya, 18, from Novosibirsk vows to keep studying as she qualifies for casting for the Miss Russia pageant.
Bugapocalypse swarms are attacking towns and cities from Novosibirsk to Barnaul.
Novosibirsk cat drives its own tank, to scare away any local dogs.
In one case, classified secrets were leaked to a foreign power, in the other there was an intention to leak.