Irkutsk Airport seen as potential destination by major airlines at Routes Asia - 2014 forum in Malaysia.

Predators seek food in villages all around Siberia as climate expert warns of worse fires each year due to soaring rise in temperatures, 10C above average.

A future international tourist bonanza is being brewed on the historic Great Tea Road.

Radiation, chemical and biological forces tackle two million tonnes of toxic chemical waste with huge mercury stockpile and oil poisons.

It is a medical fact that children are healthier if they daily run out into the snow in their swimming costumes - and pour a bucket of cold water over their heads.

Rouble exchange rate means there is no better time for foreigners to visit Russia and stay in comfort at bargain prices.

There's no better place to grow than in the towns like my historic Tara, founded in 1594, without traffic jams and supermarkets, but with winter fun and fresh air. 

A 175-room Marriott hotel is to open on a landmark site in Novosibirsk, while Irtuksk is set to get both a Kempinski and a Hyatt. 

Thousands of rock paintings make remote area the world’s best place to see 5,000 year old alfresco art.