Little orphaned cubs given fresh chance after being rescued and then adopted and nurtured with the help of zoos and vets.
The aim? To put in place a Moscow government 'friendly' to Washington, and to protect US interests and citizens.
New 'plug-in' cars coping well with harsh climate and landscape and were even recharged overnight in remote taiga at -33C.
People feel better about themselves and their lives, defying the international stereotype of Siberia.
Meanwhile, Emergencies' Minister vows better space monitoring of flooding as plans underway to stop a repeat of 2013 crisis.
Her anti-Putin bandmate Maria Alyokhina was freed earlier from a jail west of the Urals.