Amazing scenes as Russia’s iciest region of Yakutia plunges to near record lows, and even the thermometer in the world’s coldest village breaks down.

Russia is offering the best tax incentives in the world to create its own Vegas near Vladivostok. 

Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.

This time of winter sees the remarkable grandmother, 76, gliding across the ice on the world’s deepest lake on skates made in WW2.

The footballer-turned-actor is this week back in Russia on a film project, as the fall out from his last visit to the country is making headlines around the world.

Norilsk is home to the world biggest mining and metallurgy complex, and is shut off from the world in more ways than one. 

Fashion comes full circle as boots with 1,500 years of history become a cat walk sensation.

Elders in Altai Mountains vote to reinter mummy of ancient woman 'to stop her anger which causes floods and earthquakes'.

'We're Russian Koreans,' comes the reply.