The remarkable annual Beringia dog sled race will go through some of the planet's remotest and most challenging territory in Kamchatka.
A giant furry octopus? Remains of a woolly mammoth? An unknown primeval creature from the deep?
Members of Russian Olympic surfing team suffered major loss of eyesight after training at the peninsula.
Lame, exhausted and confused animal seeks out help from the local police in Olyutorsky district of Kamchatka.
Epicentre was in mountains of Kamchatka peninsula with a powerful 7.3 magnitude.
Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).
Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.
This is a fun way to stay fit and raise a healthy child, say supporters.
Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.