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'Dancing in light, shimmering.. like a giant diorama made from mother-of-pearl… was Lake Baikal'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009
mammoth tusk smuggling
'Mammoth Man' detained as he smuggled tusk pieces under his clothes
Customs seized 5.8 kilograms of extinct woolly mammoth remains from the Russian citizen.
Major seizure of woolly mammoth tusks and precious stones bound for China
Separately, 18 frozen bear paws hidden in coal cargo train nabbed by customs.
Vast haul of top quality mammoth tusks worth $6 million is seized after FSB operation
Cargo with 650 fragments from the extinct beasts was held in Vladivostok after illegal export from Yakutia.
Grisly cargo seized of 4,000 mink furs, half a tonne of bear paws, and mammoth tusk
Illegal export was heading for China, before smuggling chain busted in major operation in Khabarovsk region.
Sinister seizure of 240 Himalayan or black bear paws made in Russian Far East
FSB smash smuggling ring with goods intended for China as traditional medicines and food delicacies.
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Sent to Siberia
Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
Born in Siberia
Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
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