The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.
Elders claim mummy's absence has caused natural disasters and send new petition to Kremlin after first snub from Putin.
Sacred site up to 17,000 years old - believed to be gateway to the underworld - under threat from modern spray paint artists.
This week, a second DNA test found she too was swapped as a newborn baby - 22 years earlier - in exactly the same maternity hospital.
Revealing pictures of Siberian ruins as new royal theory may explain this remote 8th century summer schloss.
Bizarre claim in New York Observer says tattooed Ukok 'princess' preserved in ice casket led to Donald Trump's victory over Clinton.
Elders in Altai Mountains vote to reinter mummy of ancient woman 'to stop her anger which causes floods and earthquakes'.
World famous sculptor has been commissioned to create a new landmark sculpture in Kyzyl - the capital of Tyva - marking the spirit of Asia.