Siberia isn’t simply a land full of bears, spies and nuclear reactors... it is also now my duty to help my fellow Siberians understand my home country.

Computer game fan spent one month creating his model of the 1940s artillery vehicle in his grandmother's garden.

New computer model of Ipatiev House lets you wander around the residence where the Romanov dynasty was obliterated.

100,000 troops and 5,000 weapons involved in the exercises in the Eastern Military District.

Or is it a specially invented weapon to destroy Western food imports in retaliation for sanctions? 

Award-winning director Janusz Zaorski says members of his family were sent into exile in the east of Russia during the war years.

The largest in the city, and also the tallest (Soviet-looking) building. Handy for the railway station, which is just a minute walk across the square. 

Hotel's 430 rooms on 23 floors vary from 'luxury suites' to standard accommodation, making a traditional bolt hole for those wanting a break from rail trips across Russia, but many more too. 

As the hotel boasts, regular guests ‘are top managers of leading Russian and foreign companies, celebrities, famous actors and actresses and outstanding sportsmen. High operational standards and professional staff are the best recommendation for the hotel’. 

As a reminder of its Soviet past, a vast brooding statue of Lenin still glowers over a city centre that has already lost much of its Communist feel.

Good for souvenir photos, as a meeting point and just as beginning of your walk or drive about the city.

You may see just married couples visiting here and sipping champagne. Pleasant gardens around this square and open air exhibitions.