We join photographer Kisoon Choi on a journey of discovery across Yakutia and the Far East and celebrate the unique landscapes, cities and peoples.

She pauses for a last look, and then without a backward glance swims across the world's fifth longest river.

Tomsk transport authorities are demanding the closure of a cow farm close to Tomsk airport amid fears that it poses a significant threat to airplanes safety.

Intrigue over how German-made 12th century blade, adorned in Sweden, reached Siberia.

Nicknamed Forrest Gump, he completes a 9,905 kilometre odyssey braving temperatures as low as minus 48C on his 18 month adventure.

New crossing on the Ob River has the longest arch span in Russia and world's largest mesh arch.

'We're Russian Koreans,' comes the reply.

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

Hi-tech technologies have been used to track smoke plumes from forest fires burning across eastern Russia as they cross the Pacific.