Photographer Igor Gavar from Omsk sets out to challenge traditional stereotypes of Russian babushkas.

Up to 38 people trapped in building as rescue underway.

Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.

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. 

Proposals have been made for high speed trains to run on two routes between Omsk and Novosibirsk, and Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.

Intriguing finds from archeological excavations in old garrison town of Tara, a key historic staging post to the east.

First pictures of 'unique' Bronze Age warlord's full battle dress may be a 'war trophy'.

From the Urals to Pacific people this week joined the rest of Russia in marking the massacre in which 334 were killed. 

The Omsk-born sportswoman, whom admirers from around the world called 'white bear', fell from a top floor flat in an apartment block in Tyumen.