Thousands of years ago woolly mammoths came here to die: but why? The macabre ancient remains haunt local residents to this day.
Rare historic pictures show Russia's last tsar as the first builder of the Trans-Siberian Railway 125 years ago this month.
Three cities east of the Urals are in the top ten for a new survey of national contentment.
American music band OK Go filmed Upside Down & Inside Out during 21 flights on a plane used to train cosmonauts.
Getting to Siberia for foreigners has never been easier.
Events highlight the scourge of terrorism and the unity of Russians in the face of the cruel attack on children and parents.
With oil prices so high, people might sympathise with the man who dug a 60 metre tunnel to obtain his own supply.