In distant times, parts of California and Hawaii were administered from the city of Irkutsk.

Residents marooned on rooftops after snow melt and heavy rain causes Karasul River to burst its banks.

This is the moment of the happy meeting between two young polar bears in a Siberian zoo.

Pipeline will go through pristine Altai Mountains in supply route seen as economically vital by Kremlin.

Mercy mission brings stores for Agafya Lykova to help her survive the winter in her remote retreat.

A 175-room Marriott hotel is to open on a landmark site in Novosibirsk, while Irtuksk is set to get both a Kempinski and a Hyatt. 

Sculpture of girl and her dog, whose story captivated the world, to be erected at Yakutsk Airport.

Journalist Kate Baklitskaya today begins an epic 3 month tour of some of Siberia's most iconic places.