A special tax regime - including zero rates - to kick-start the economy is under active consideration by the Kremlin.
Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula.
Novosibirsk State University climbs faster up the world academic league table than other well established Russian institutions.
Olga Chekanova, 24, went from nightclub at 4am, and taxi driver dropped her 200 metres from destination.
Yury Obraztsov, 54, was beaten, whipped and fed on animal food for 3 years after going missing in 2014.