Around 400 delegates are expected including representatives of 41 ethnic minorities representing around a quarter of a million people.
Study of ancient canine graves shows the important place of the animals in lives of prehistoric people.
The celebrity emerged with a new fur coat, saying: 'My friends said I was mad when they learned I was going to Siberia'.
The celebrity emerged with a new fur coat, saying: 'My friends said I was mad when they learned I was going to Siberia'.
The flag they plant on top of the mountain will display all those supporting the project.
At least three are dangerously close to population centres in Irkutsk region.
Hopes fade of finding 13 people, six weeks after Tyva Avia aircraft went missing in remote and mountainous region.
Thousands brighten their lives at Novosibirsk's first Festival of Colours.
A new find of remains of a child aged 8 to 10 dating from around the 5th century AD suggests a sophisticated knowledge of surgical skills.