Seven year old Raul Kutliakhmetov was trying to rescue his best friend - a stray dog - stuck in three-metre deep roadside service shaft.
Retired worker from ‘secret plant’ walked out of wild where bears and wolves roam after 100 searchers stopped hunt.
A wartime spy who helped defeat the Nazis, she was an inspiration for the Russian beauty and fashion icon.
After her ordeal, Yulia Romanova, 34, cannot yet speak in intensive care: what dark secrets is she trying to tell?
First polar bear born at zoo in 40 years separated from heartbroken mother as she gets set for new solo life.
One of the world's great dancers is rediscovering his passion for ballet in Novosibirsk after dramatically quitting the Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom.
Krasnoyarsk captivated by dog's 23 day journey, but is it evidence man's best friend has a sixth sense or built-in compass?
The taiga fishing trip has caused headlines around the world: now, the first arrest.
What I wasn't expecting was just how beautiful everything looked under the sparkling white blanket of snow.