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'On the Eve of the First World War, the single Siberian province of Irkutsk was larger than all of India'

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Russia poised to enter 'Ali Baba's cave' in landmark UN ruling

Huge area of the Sea of Okhotsk will be recognised as part of Russia's continental shelf.

DHL brings Siberia a faster link to key world business destinations

Courier and logistics giant has improved its services in the Far East and Siberia with a new direct cargo link between Vladivistok and its key hub in Hong Kong.

Rename the Far East of Russia, says vice premier Dmitry Rogozin

The senior politician called for a change of identity for the vast eastern third of Russia, as the country angles itself towards Asia.

All year winter arrives in Siberia as Russia reverts to 11 time zones from Pacific to Baltic

Clocks change for the final time, except in Kemerovo, Kamchatka and Chukotka. Confused?

Hijacking an ice floe - sup surfers go extreme in Russia's San Francisco

Drone footage shows army of surfers paddling a chunk of ice in Ussuri Bay.

Arctic's calling: Russia is getting ready to explore top of the world rich subglacial reserves

Russia's continental shelf in the Arctic could be 1.2 million square kilometres bigger than previously acknowledged.

Eastern Siberia and the Russian Pacific rim must develop 'much faster' - Sergey Lavrov

Moscow's top diplomat stresses importance of the country's Asian face.

Far East gets new time zone - as Siberia switches to permanent winter time

Russia will have 11 time zones instead of the current nine, with Siberia's Kemerovo region moving one hour further from Moscow.

Russia seeks more Chinese investment and trade

Chinese investment to Russia-much of it in Siberia-has risen 36% compared with last year, but Russian ambassador to Beijing wants to see a far bigger level.