Historic cities of Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk ideal to connect country to buoyant Asian markets.
New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.
Intrigue over how German-made 12th century blade, adorned in Sweden, reached Siberia.
The 19th century vessel - formerly the Royal Navy's HMS Pandora - sank as Americans raced to be first to North Pole.
Everyone knows that Istanbul is the city of contrasts; much less known is that Novosibirsk is the city of start-ups.
Royal discovery made after 99-year-old code is broken by Siberian mathematics genius.
The flame warms Siberia and even takes a dip in Lake Baikal en route to the Sochi Winter Games.
Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.