Elephants and tigers entertain public in cities along staggering 16,000km (9,950 mile) route.
Elephants Magda and Jenny are poised to return to the circus ring after being saved from the intense Siberian cold - by vodka.
A dramatic operation in biting cold of minus 41C saved elephants Magda and Jenny from death after a fire in the trailer carrying them across Siberia.
Little orphaned cubs given fresh chance after being rescued and then adopted and nurtured with the help of zoos and vets.
Crown Prince's spaniel saw the Romanov family gunned to death before his epic escape.