Honour in Yakutia to Karina Chikitova, who - at the age of 4 - survived 12 days and nights alone in the Siberian wilderness.
Moscow politician wins promise to investigate why no action was taken by police against cruel owner.
As the world prepares to herald in the arrival of 2015, we look back at the winter celebrations of the Soviet yesteryear.
Vet clinics inundated with cases of cats and dogs suffering health problems and rashes in 'Dirty 30' Siberian city.
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.
Puppy cuddled her, helping to keep her alive when she got lost in the Siberian taiga for 11 days and nights.
Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.
The president's visit to Novosibirsk honours one of the Soviet Union's great heroes but also set the course for future Russian military aviation.