Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.
After US warnings about threat of ISIL, Da'esh and al-Qa'ida attacks around Christmas, senator Franz Klintsevich urges tourists to head east.
Journalist Kate Baklitskaya today begins an epic 3 month tour of some of Siberia's most iconic places.
But there are questions over privatisation of mining giant Alrosa, the world's largest producer.
Experts give their macabre verdict on mummified remains after speculation a new type of dinosaur had been found.
Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.
Historic cities of Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk ideal to connect country to buoyant Asian markets.
Getting to Siberia for foreigners has never been easier.
From 'fireworks' made from nothing more than hot water in minus 50C, to surfing in the Pacific, this is the New Year on our doorstep.
American star asks to see a typical village in Sakha Republic as he speaks of pride in his Russian roots.