Investigation underway into why 'peaceful' bear was shot by police on Sakhalin island, and whether its gallbladder was extracted for black market sale.

Daring criminals intended to walk across frozen lake to take skins and ‘potency cures’ into China.

Pictured: the gleaming riches no-one was meant to see belonging to an ancient nomad potentate, and his queen...or was she his concubine? 

Deep in Siberia, psychology experts claim they have made an astonishing breakthrough in curing drink and drug addicts.

The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.

Grand Duke Georgy Romanov will now promote Russian business in the EU.

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