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Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

Kolyma: no barbed wire in sight

The Kingdom of Cold: 14 reasons to choose majestic Yakutia for your next holiday

Forget worn-out tourist destinations. Come to magnificent Lake Baikal, and meet its Tsarina!

Kolyma: no barbed wire in sight

The Kingdom of Cold: 14 reasons to choose majestic Yakutia for your next holiday

Forget worn-out tourist destinations. Come to magnificent Lake Baikal, and meet its Tsarina!

News

New spill of 45 tons of jet fuel pollutes tundra in Taymyr

State of emergency declared as second ecological nightmare hits in less than two months.

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Hail, fires and tropical storms, with temperature hitting record +35C in world’s coldest city

Gusts of wind tore down a power line, with 11 cows killed by electric shock in Yakutia.

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Mother-of-two, 39, killed by brown bear in Krasnoyarsk region

Anastasia Lukashova was walking alone on a forest road when predator attacked.

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Features

Lifelike face of a tattooed Tashtyk man seen for first time behind a stunning gypsum death mask

Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.

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

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

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

Breathtaking island complex close to Mongolian border rumoured to have been built for tragic Chinese princess.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow

Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times

Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'

Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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