Tomsk region overrun with beavers and aims for a cull by hunters, or sending them abroad.
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.
A man is facing prosecution after posting gruesome images posing with his trophy animals on the Internet.
New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks.
Academics restart work to unlock secrets of mystery medieval civilization with links to Persia on edge of the Siberian Arctic.
Wrapped in reindeer hide and fur, the 6-to-7 year old was protected by a child-sized bronze axe and bear's pendant.
My only knowledge of Russia came from Hollywood movies, James Bond films in particular - though I was aware that From Russia with Love was made back in 60s.
Pictures show child from Middle Ages as he is unwrapped after his remains were 'accidentally preserved' close to Arctic.