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'The possession of Siberia's natural wealth has become vital in determining Russia’s position in the world'

W.Bruce Lincoln

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Emergency helicopter sent to rescue world famous Siberian hermit

72 year old Agafya Lykova begged for help saying she was short of food.

Desperate battle underway to save remaining 8 miners tapped in flood diamond mine

Latest survivors give harrowing accounts of how they feared they would drown in underground tidal wave.

Daughter honours her pilot father, killed after safely crash landing US plane in Arctic

Avelina Antsiferova fulfilled her life's dream when she sat in cockpit of wartime Douglas C-47, 69 years after kissing her papa goodbye for last time.

Pink Siberia - another flamingo is lost after heading north

Stranded on Teletskoye Lake in the Altai Mountains, bird's only hope of survival is to be caught and put in a zoo.

Frantic battle to stop wildfires engulfing suburbs of Chita city

Southern Siberia hit by punishing flames causing death and destruction.

Pink Siberia - another flamingo is lost after heading north instead of south

Stranded on Teletskoye Lake in the Altai Mountains, bird's only hope of survival is to be caught and put in a zoo.

The great bear escape - animals and people evacuated from the worst floods in 120 years

Flooding now covers an area almost as large as France, Germany and Britain combined, or close to the equivalent of Texas and California.

Cargo ship loaded with gold ore mysteriously disappears in Sea of Okhotsk

The freighter Amurskaya disappeared in stormy weather on Sunday after sending Mayday signals which were picked up by coastguards.

Helicopter rescue for Russia's 'loneliest woman' who shuns modern civilisation

Agafya Lykova, 71, airlifted to hospital after suffering 'acute pains' in intense cold at her forest home more than 100 km from nearest town.

Englishman writes book about his year-long adventure living in Siberia

Charting wonderful friendships and shedding light on a region little known and understood by the West, James dreams of a best-seller with his travel memoirs.

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