The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club has held political office in the autonomous region for 14 years.

It is as great a nightmare as any parent can face: you love the daughter you have raised, but you suddenly discover she is not yours.

33 hour journey between the capitals could be in place by 2020.

No economy class tickets to and from Moscow available 'for three weeks': travel by train takes a week.

Alleged crime in 1997 part of bid to steal and extort money.

Police uncover evidence of blackmail and physical threats as mechanic turns killer following final row over Porsche car.

A production of Wagner's opera 'Tannhauser' seen as offending devout Orthodox believers.

At Akademgorodok, and a real favourite of this guide. Don't be fooled by the exterior, from the candlelit lobby this brilliant restaurant gives you the warmest welcome no matter how cold it is. In summer, there is also patio eating outside. 

A truly fine wine list and a mixture of sumptuous European, Asian and modern Russian food, plus a young and dedicated staff who ensure that your lunch or dinner will be memorable. 

One of Denis Ivanov's excellent restaurants in Novosibirsk and not always the one that attracts most media plaudits but for us this is a gem, showing the new Russia at its finest. 

Spectacular ice show attracts mesmerised crowds of onlookers in Surgut as world’s 7th longest river defies spring.