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'Since 1902 there was a daily 'butter' train, leaving Novosibirsk to Riga, Latvia, with 25 carriages, each loaded with 7 000 kg of butter'

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Svetlana Kazina

Rainbow clouds crown Belukha mountain, Siberia's highest peak

Local photographer Svetlana Kazina caught rare natural phenomenon on camera.

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Photographer Svetlana Kazina shows off washing day in the Altai Mountains - and her loo roll with frostbite!

Genghis Khan rides again!

Siberian photographer Svetlana Kazina pictures this colossal statue of founder of the Mongol Empire.

Stay safe, vacation in Siberia not Europe this winter - top lawmaker

After US warnings about threat of ISIL, Da'esh and al-Qa'ida attacks around Christmas, senator Franz Klintsevich urges tourists to head east.

By 2080 Siberia to become 'the go-to place to live due to climate change'

Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.

Dozens of cities, towns and villages get their first taste of snow after hot summer

Here are some seasonal pictures as western Siberia gets its debut whiteout of the autumn.

Two people rescued from Siberia’s highest peak after Robinson helicopter crash landed on Mt Belukha

The pilot is said to have ‘lost control’ but managed to land so that both himself and the passenger survived.

Dozy thief caught robbing flat by family cat

Police called to house after owners woken up by loud meowing.

Russia condemns North Korea's 'nuclear bomb test', a 'threat to national security'

Reclusive state bordering Russian Far East claims to have 'joined the ranks of advanced nuclear states'.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow

Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times

Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'

Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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