'I cry and say thank you to the Russians that they welcomed us so warmly'.

Challenge to polar doom warning from respected international expert Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University.

Underground cryostorage facility will become largest in world, using Siberia's permafrost to naturally safeguard food and plants for 100 years.

Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.

750-metre long 'cable car' link between Russia and China across Amur River. 

Dmitry Medvedev promises economic and military development of territory disputed since the end of World War Two.

Plans to develop Russky Island as 'a model advanced development area'.

There are only two places in Russia where Whooper Swans come for winter.