Acquittal of Dmitry Loshagin, 39, is reversed in sensational Yekaterinburg verdict.

I found a place and people who have kept their authenticity and culture far from the globalisation, currently killing every culture around the world, one by one.

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

The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.

Organisers will soon take entries for the 2012 race - officially known as the 'Crawlers' Competition'.

Peking to Paris - 'the longest and toughest challenge anyone can drive in a vintage or classic car'.

Polar bear Gerda cradles her three month old female cub in magical pictures from Novosibirsk Zoo.

Dmitry Loshagin held for year and a half after remains of naked wife Yulia, 28, found in woods.

The ice is visibly cracked but the team led by photographer Vadim Makhorov successfully landed Cessna 172 on Lake Baikal.