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'Dancing in light, shimmering.. like a giant diorama made from mother-of-pearl… was Lake Baikal'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009
burning
Zombie fires burn at -60C outside Oymyakon, the world’s coldest permanently inhabited place
Local photographer captures pillars of smoke rising above the underground peat fire.
Raging underground fires in minus 23C near Chita
Brown coal in disused Soviet deposit burning at a temperature as high as 600C.
Major Siberian cities choking from strong wildfires
Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk suffering smoke pollution and infernos rage in forests after hot, dry weather.
Tundra is ablaze in Magadan region in out-of-season wildfire, complicated by wind and zero snow
The fire is extremely hard to extinguish because firemen can’t get water from frozen lakes and rivers.
Burning angel gets second degree burns to win $350 prize at snow festival
Anton Redkov, 26, wedding planner from Novosibirsk, risks his life in flaming stunt
Lucky escape
A fireman escaped with his life after a giant slab of snow fell on him from an apartment block roof as he neared the top of his ladder to rescue a baby.
Hero driver saves shoppers stuck in burning mall by parking bus under windows so they could flee
Vitaly Denisyuk, 37, was first to realise help was needed by frightened people at upstairs windows.
'Lazy son sets fire to parents after they tell him to get a job'
A 31 year old man faces court after allegedly burning his parents to death after they criticised him.
Disturbing new pictures show the raging Siberian wildfires that (officially) do not exist
Pro-Kremlin eco-groups echo Greenpeace concerns by highlighting burning of forests which do not appear in government reports.
Four children and two adults dead as people jump from burning windows of Kemerovo shopping centre
Emergency services in major operation with higher toll feared.
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Sent to Siberia
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.
Born in Siberia
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.
Business
The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies
