Ambitious plans to connect Siberia's huge power supplies to those of Western Russia are under consideration.
New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.
To the outside world, the resort of Sheregesh is as well known for Yeti as skiing or snowboarding.
New details emerge about 1928 odyssey that changed a dictator.
Back in Soviet times, Akademgorodok was known as one of the best places to live, a home to some of the USSR's greatest scientists.
Popular Sheregesh in Kemerovo region to get a $131 million Sochi-style makeover.
The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club has held political office in the autonomous region for 14 years.
Sculptor Dashi Namdakov pays homage to extinct woolly giant in innovative design aimed at becoming Buryatia's 'brand'.