Victims burned to death while fighting blaze after three massive explosions.
In distant times, parts of California and Hawaii were administered from the city of Irkutsk.
Inside the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia - exclusive pictures.
Forest fire may have caused the blasts which led to 400 people being evacuated.
The distance between capital city Moscow and key Siberian cities could shrink in plan envisaged by the Kremlin leader.
Derek Doy, 71, was determined to fulfil his childhood dream, overcoming his heart trouble in Novosibirsk, to complete trip.
One estimate is half a million new jobs stemming from improvements to the Baikal-Amur Mainline link amid hopes of foreign investment.
Attraction in Altai region never fails to put on its annual show for tourists.
Trans Siberian trains are on schedule despite rivers breaking their banks and plans to evacuate the gateway of Khabarovsk.