Before Yuri Gagarin conquered space for humans, some 29 flights took place with dogs, the unsung heroes of man's arrival in the cosmos.

Session seen as a significant step towards improving economic prospects for vast priority region including eastern Siberia.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state John Kerry will attend the May 14-15 Arctic Council in Kiruna, Sweden.

Virologist Dr Vladimir Blinov fears comeback of flu strain which cost two million lives in 1957.

Trans Siberian trains are on schedule despite rivers breaking their banks and plans to evacuate the gateway of Khabarovsk.

Pensioner from the UK says medical staff among best in the world after he fell suddenly ill on dream trip across Russia with his wife.

Find included gallbladders of bears and musk deer.

Tourist numbers from Siberia rising as economy improves following 2014 downturn

2,500 adults, 623 children so far vaccinated in the Republic of Tuva to prevent flea-spreading of the decease.