Government announces $1.8 bln package, while volunteers from all over the wolrd collect more than 450 tonnes of trash from the shoreline of the unique lake.
Hopes for significant rise of Chinese visitors and special fares between April and October to encourage young Russians to travel to Baikal.
The beaches here are thronged with sun-seekers, children paddle in the warm waters — even the babushki are relaxed.
New tourism offices planned across China as government eyes up five-fold increase in visitors crossing the border.
Here's how people can substitute Siberia after the falls of the rouble.
'Siberia is so far away that it feels as if it's not quite real? It's time to change the way the world thinks about our land', says Taisia Kaigorodova.
NBC is banning Siberians from watching online trailers and a pilot of its new 'thriller' called 'Siberia'.