Location still a mystery for aching president's away-from-it-all hike.

The Russian president's trip on Wednesday coincided with a marked improvement in levels of pollution, they claim.

Krasnoyarsk governor is moved to role as head of new Ministry for North Caucasus.

Colourful election as bears, tigers and half-naked gymnasts vote in record-breaking result.

Vasily Yurchenko, 53, ousted after dossier of complaints sent to the president.

Vladimir Putin surprises a female Siberian student with flowers on her 23rd birthday but also comes face to face with a woolly mammoth.

President Putin opened his visit to Buryatia by going to Ivolga Datsan, the main monastery of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha in Russia.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.