From the Urals to Pacific people this week joined the rest of Russia in marking the massacre in which 334 were killed. 

Spectacular falling meteorite fragments struck the Chelyabinsk region on Friday morning exploding in the atmosphere and crashing to the ground.

Prisoners left anguished protest note to future generations, revealing how they sacrificed 'blood and bones' and pleading for an end to slavery.

Flights relaunched to and from Europe stopping over at Tolmachevo Airport, the largest Russian air hub east of the Urals.

Fragments of the meteorite which exploded over the Urals have revealed  their geological identity to Siberian scientists.

Twice as old as the Egyptian Pyramids, samples of the Shigir Idol are sent to Germany for testing.

Pictures of the bizarre sight of the emerald snow appeared on social media.

Strip searches are routinely carried out to ensure staff do not steal valuable gems at Urals mine.

A girl dies after a bus stop crashes on her in extreme gales.

Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.