The navigator, who served in the Navy of Peter the Great, gave his name to the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and Bering Bridge.
No danger of radiation in the Russian Far East from blaze caused by welding accident, insist experts.
As it arrives, cosmodrome is hit by claims it is victim of 'fraud of the century'.
Heavy snow falls in recent days cause mayhem in Russia's 'San Francisco'.
The Okhotsk Sea quake registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 600km, and prompted a tsunami warning.
Roman showed true Siberian survival instincts in the wild, never giving up hope that he would be found.
Extreme weather phenomena along with wildfires and flooding are the future 'due to global climate change’.
At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.
Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk suffering smoke pollution and infernos rage in forests after hot, dry weather.
US, Dutch, Swiss, Swedish, South Korean, German and Russian tourists banned from leaving the area.