The Australian travel company is revolutionising the image of Siberia in the outside world.

The largest in the city, and also the tallest (Soviet-looking) building. Handy for the railway station, which is just a minute walk across the square. 

Hotel's 430 rooms on 23 floors vary from 'luxury suites' to standard accommodation, making a traditional bolt hole for those wanting a break from rail trips across Russia, but many more too. 

As the hotel boasts, regular guests ‘are top managers of leading Russian and foreign companies, celebrities, famous actors and actresses and outstanding sportsmen. High operational standards and professional staff are the best recommendation for the hotel’. 

Deposits uncovered 56 years ago set to finally be extracted as drillers aim to take on China and become a major force in producing ore.

This famous ballet troupe toured the UK, becoming unique cultural ambassadors and putting their native Krasnoyarsk on the map in the West.

He chose to become a hermit for six months on the shore of Lake Baikal in deep winter, miles from the nearest town and city.

Antidote to gloomy news in the world as 1,525 wear swimsuits for annual Siberian snow festival.

Troops and government ministries checked 'for fulfilling tasks under wartime conditions'.

New computer model of Ipatiev House lets you wander around the residence where the Romanov dynasty was obliterated.

Western countries will send some of their most hardened criminals to serve sentences in special prisons in deepest Siberia.