Pioneering director of Novosibirsk Zoo died age 75 following medical treatment in Israel.

Marriott opens prestigious new hotel on 16 June in Novosibirsk, Siberia's biggest city.

A perfect place for Western visitors to mix with locals in this informal, fun, modern restaurant. 

Do try the signature Russian Pelmeni, a kind of Siberian Ravioli - a must for any traveller. The chef swears that such collection of all kinds of pelmeni from all over the world you will not find in any other restaurant. Check it out!

In the same complex as the Doubletree by Hilton hotel. The bar offers an excellent selection of beers from around the world. 

Anna Tereshkova unveils her ambitious plans to break old taboos and make Novosibirsk a capital of modern art. 

Famous as a place of exile in Tsarist and Soviet times, it could now gets its first international class hotel.

Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk suffering smoke pollution and infernos rage in forests after hot, dry weather.

Strains of the deadly disease remain at the high security Vector Research Centre.

May Day saw around 3,000 'monstrators' out on the streets of Novosibirsk, the latest gathering of a trend that began in 2004.

Centre is one of only two repositories in the world of smallpox virus, and a key hub of research into the planet's deadliest diseases.

Bone-cracking cold, Gulag prison camps, oil flares visible from space, and bleak industrial cities - this is a common Western stereotype of Siberia.