The remarkable annual Beringia dog sled race will go through some of the planet's remotest and most challenging territory in Kamchatka.
Novosibirsk cat drives its own tank, to scare away any local dogs.
Nowhere in the world runs its roads, trains and airports as well as Siberia during the harsh winters.
Beast kills trekker's dog, but exhausted Andrey Ilyushits, 43, survived clinging to branches in Kemerovo region.
For past year devoted Masha has been waiting in a hospital for the beloved owner who will never return.
A shocking image of a tortured dog - killed after being tied to a rope and pulled by a car around a village - has appalled Siberians.
After 1,907 kilometre odyssey, crossbreed is back home to his day job keeping polar bears at bay in remote weather station.
New find in 'perfect condition' just two metres from 2011 discovery of 12,400 year old dog.
Druzhok was rescued once but swam back to do his duty on the doorstep of the waterlogged house in Eastern Russia.