Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.
Unique physiology of people in Altai mountain region means only they can perform the melodies that date back centuries.
New tourism offices planned across China as government eyes up five-fold increase in visitors crossing the border.
Total of 110,000 tonnes sent to Europe across the new Northern Sea Route.
Beijing proposes tours to neighbouring Khabarovsk region which wind the clock back to the Communist era.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.
Photographer seeks crowdfunding for trip to this little known natural wonder so remote that almost no pictures exist.
Zhirinovsky renews old idea about using east of Russia as a place of punishment.
Yetis have been 'sighted' recently in three different remote areas in Kemerovo region, according to local reports.