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'That time Barnaul was undoubtedly the most cultural corner of Siberia. I named it Siberian Athens'

Pyotr Tyan-Shanskiy, 1856

Wonder girl Karina Chikitova, 11, wins place at world’s northernmost professional ballet school

Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.

Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region

Unique 2,000-year-old statuette of dancing man, likely made in Northern India, dug up in Siberia

Arctic fires worsen and threaten world famous park set up to recreate flora of woolly mammoth era

Mysterious mountain palace, one of the wonders of Siberia, was built in 777 AD

Hurricane force winds destroy homes: welcome to new normal for Siberia, say scientists

Lake Baikal to become a new ocean - but not for 20 million years, say scientists

Grave of medieval 'infant prince' found in Arctic, one of 9 newly-discovered burials of 'children'

Discovered: the Great Wall of Siberia dating to '1st millennium BC'

Wildfires around Lake Baikal are 'close to catastrophic', say WWF

Fears of extinction for West Siberian cranes due to cruel hunting in Iran and Pakistan

Russia hints at including Himalayan bear in Red Book

Come and visit… Luxury hotels in Siberia now cheaper than across Europe

Unique Milan-style indoor street planned for upmarket residential complex

China’s new ‘Silk Road’ could jeopardise Siberian trade route

Exotic ivory carving from Siberia, giving new life to old legends

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt make it look easy, adopting kids from all corners of the world

Siberia is the happiest place in Russia, says a major new survey

Siberia - where beauty contests are not infected by political correctness!

They say Siberians have a love of adventure in their blood, as Alexey Kamersanov proves

Pregnancy weight? Postnatal depression? Not for us thank you!

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First expedition to depths of Lake Cheko close to epicentre of Tunguska event to start in February

Geophysicists and hydrobiologists will dive below 30 metres in what some scientists believe is the impact crater.

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Red Book’s Steller Sea lion rescued from a plastic death trap in Russian Far East

The endangered mammal got tied up to the Nevelsk breakwater like a chained dog.

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World’s coldest marathon at blistering minus 53C is complete in Yakutia

Local runner Vasily Lukin won the full distance in 3 hours, 22 minutes.

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Treasure trove of Palaeolithic jewellery, made at least 45,000 years ago, found in the Denisova Cav

Archeologists discovered a new stone bracelet, two sharp pins, a marble ring and fox tooth pendants.

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Photographer captures eerie graveyard of North Korean schooners scattered along the Russian coast

Ghost flotilla is the only memorial to dozens of North Korean squid poachers who never returned to their home waters.

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Work underway to create the world’s first Arctic station powered by hydrogen and renewables

The $27-million Snezhinka (Snowflake) is seen as a future international science hub for biotech, robotic and AI-driven projects.

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