As Western children salute Santa's Rudolph, here in the Sakha Republic the antlered animals are in peril from ravenous predators.

'Scientists were in a remote border region without permit'.

Discovery of blood in creature frozen for 43,000 years is seen as major breakthrough by international team.

Mercy mission brings stores for Agafya Lykova to help her survive the winter in her remote retreat.

A 175-room Marriott hotel is to open on a landmark site in Novosibirsk, while Irtuksk is set to get both a Kempinski and a Hyatt. 

New 'bear security rules' follow mailings of humans from hungry animal in remote towns and villages.

Yury Obraztsov, 54, was beaten, whipped and fed on animal food for 3 years after going missing in 2014.

Police refuse to investigate online auction in which 18 year old described her condition as 'new - not used'.

Roscosmos allows access to ultra-modern technology at complex that will send Russians to the Moon... and beyond.