The Siberian region of Kemerovo has opened an 18km trail to a cave where 'experts' claim the fabled Yeti hangs out.
Proposals have been made for high speed trains to run on two routes between Omsk and Novosibirsk, and Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.
Bears are increasingly coming out of the forest in search of food, say wildlife experts.
Former spies and military operatives write handbook for tourists and hunters, using techniques learned during Soviet era.
Foreign visitors transiting on Russian airlines will be able to stay for 72 hours without documents as part of move to help boost tourism and economy.
Wildfires rage around Lake Baikal with 5,000-plus emergency workers deployed.
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.
In case of any doubts, we mean the twitching variety, which are now back to Siberia, resting before their next extraordinary journey.
Endangered Amur tigers are protected under President Vladimir Putin's special project.
Siberia's hotel revolution is growing apace with work underway on a top of the range property.