Whisky proves popular in the land of vodka.
The main remnant of the Chelyabinsk meteorite is to be hoisted to the surface within days.
Leading jeweller Alexey Baburov honoured by Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
Special train - the Eurasian Star - will reopen exotic and historic trail linking China, Mogolia and Russia.
Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.
A future international tourist bonanza is being brewed on the historic Great Tea Road.
Twice as old as the Egyptian Pyramids, samples of the Shigir Idol are sent to Germany for testing.