President Putin opened his visit to Buryatia by going to Ivolga Datsan, the main monastery of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha in Russia.
Tomsk has plenty of wealthy people these days, but a Scottish millionaire seeking an apartment in Siberia nonetheless delights local real estate agents.
Paws were attached to underside of carriage in Zabaikalsk region.
'Up to 30 million could move to Far East to receive enticing land gift': but will they?
Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.
Aleftina Rapatsevich, 85, a survivor of the wartime Siege of Leningrad, was infuriated at the lack of action by her housing management company.
He is believed to be 20, born in the wild, never went to school, received no vaccinations, and was cut off from civilisation.