American-born goat farmer records special message for his internet fans as he prepares to celebrate his second festive holiday in two weeks.

As Western children salute Santa's Rudolph, here in the Sakha Republic the antlered animals are in peril from ravenous predators.

'Sensational' find of two cubs, the best preserved ever seen in the world, announced today.

New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.

When Vadim Kolpakov went on an expedition to the north of Irkutsk region, he had no inkling of the sensational discovery he was about to make.

Children in the West received gifts from Father Christmas earlier this week, but Russian youngsters still have a few days to wait.

As the world prepares to herald in the arrival of 2015, we look back at the winter celebrations of the Soviet yesteryear.

As American beef disappears, venison can take a bigger slice of the market.