Kara-ool Dopchun-ool - the highest shaman in the Tuva Republic, and also Turkey - explains his role in his own words.
Six holy men summon players' ancestors, begging for support in the game against Spain.
Russian minister wants to send Brits on vacation to 'magical' Siberia to make them 'feel 10 years younger'.
Stunning pictures as shamans from around the world gather in Sayan Mountains.
Meet Minsalim Nimergazeev, orphan turned master craftsman from historic Tobolsk.
5,000 years old graves reveal shamans in bird beak ‘collar’ and bronze ‘spectacles’.
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.
Cosmetologist Natalia Youssef from Krasnoyarsk says American women can benefit from tried and tested Siberian techniques.
Spaso-Zashiverskaya has survived wars, permafrost, and a smallpox outbreak that wiped out its congregation.