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Pensioner dies of broken heart after failing to find his kidnapped dog
Yan - 'the only friend in my life' - was stolen in February, prompting extraordinary search by Vladimir Davydov, 77.
The average lifetime of a soldier coming to Stalingrad front was 24 hours. Just one day
‘There were special NKVD forces who were given orders to shoot anyone who tried to desert or to retreat - but it wasn't them who won the battle'.
S Novym Godom! In pictures, how the USSR marked the happy times at New Year
As the world prepares to herald in the arrival of 2015, we look back at the winter celebrations of the Soviet yesteryear.
Competition to train laika dogs in Yakutia, testing their skills on a chained bear
Best animals in this traditional contest will be chosen for breeding, but critics complain of cruelty, while organisers say bear is 'lucky'.
Is climate change behind new threat by brown and black bears on people?
Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Town in Mongolia closed for quarantine after Bubonic plague claimed two lives
US, Dutch, Swiss, Swedish, South Korean, German and Russian tourists banned from leaving the area.
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Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
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Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
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