More than 130billion roubles invested in special gambling zone to lure wealthy Asian tourists to Russia, complete with its own beach, marina and ski area.
Vostochny 'not ready' for December Soyuz liftoff, says source in Roscosmos.
Epicentre was in mountains of Kamchatka peninsula with a powerful 7.3 magnitude.
Airmen 'parachuted' from stricken jet in latest of spate of accidents afflicting military aircraft.
Impressive official events but also emotional marches by people carrying portraits of loved ones who served in WW2.
A Tupolev-204 passenger plane from North Korea overshot the taxiway after landing in the Russian Far East, said emergency services.
New rail bridge linking the two countries symbolizes closest-ever economic co-operation between neighbors.
Now the Far East of Russia linked to beaches and cities in the sun with direct routes from Vladivostok on low-cost airline Vietjet.
Meanwhile, Emergencies' Minister vows better space monitoring of flooding as plans underway to stop a repeat of 2013 crisis.