Oilmen forced to stop work after being trapped in 'horseshoe' of burning taiga, as pall of smoke smothers Irkutsk region where state of emergency imposed.
Up to 38 people trapped in building as rescue underway.
Running water is one of the most soothing and relaxing sounds known to man, but here it signals the rapid thawing of ground frozen for thousands of years.
How horseracing and equestrian culture is developing in the Sakha Republic.
Roads blocked, planes diverted due to low visibility, schools shut, people advised to stay home.
Radical plans to boost the economies of Eastern Siberia and the Far East are emerging in Moscow, say news reports.
Government announces $1.8 bln package, while volunteers from all over the wolrd collect more than 450 tonnes of trash from the shoreline of the unique lake.
British band is silenced by Christian group in Novosibirsk.
The highway, connecting the cities of Yakutsk with Magadan takes its name from those in gulag camps who perished constructing the bleak road.