Head of state believed to be in scenic Khakassia after his presidential plane spotted in Abakan.

Eye-catching numbers have emerged on the expected trade boom from the Arctic route to Europe for Chinese business. 

Anna Tereshkova unveils her ambitious plans to break old taboos and make Novosibirsk a capital of modern art. 

Krasnoyarsk's skies have been black since the start of the New Year, with locals complaining of 'chemical smell', lack of oxygen.

Practised in Yakutia for generations, there is only one way to learn the art of ice fishing as Yakutia school children have discovered.

Farmers say war machines are quicker, more fuel efficient, and easier to use on their 400 hectares of land than tractors.

One region alone - Yakutia - has 5 million tons scrap metal dumped in polar regions, an ugly Soviet legacy.

Royal discovery made after 99-year-old code is broken by Siberian mathematics genius.