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

Hundreds of years ago, the Cossacks were at the forefront of the conquest of Siberia; now the heritage passes to a new generation.

You want to breast feed as long as possible, but you also need to work to make ends meet. 

British man to become the first in the world to ride from Pacific to Atlantic ocean.

New details emerged on Thursday about the frozen corpses of two babies found in the storage freezer of a shop in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.

Extinct reptile with 'toothy grin' found by fishermen as they rafted in remote area of the Yamal peninsula.

Vapour trail casts ghostly spectre above Altai just minutes after rocket carrying satellite blasts off into space.

Dating back 11,000 years - with a coded message left by ancient man from the Mesolithic Age - the Shigir Idol is almost three times as old as the Egyptian pyramids.

Transit passengers from 20 countries will be allowed 72 hours in Russia without the hassle of obtaining a visa.