Local photographer Svetlana Kazina caught rare natural phenomenon on camera.

Born in the Siberian taiga, recluse Agafya Lykova is the sole survivor of the Lykov family who cut themselves off from civilisation in 1936.

Instagrammers still find a way - driving over fields of grass, wild cannabis and nettles to reach turquoise waters despite ‘dangers to health’.

The weirdest winter for decades takes a cold turn but milder weather is on the way again.

Ice swimming at night is the best cure for winter blues.

Photographers enchanted by polar bear's maternal instinct as they capture these heartwarming pictures.

'When I came to Yergaki National Park I was blown away by the beauty of the place. It was so stunning it felt unreal'.

FSB say Konstantin Zhuravlyov, 35, is now back with his family in Tomsk after being held as a 'spy' by Syrian opposition.