A gargantuan investment in economic development across many eastern Russian regions was confirmed in Irkutsk by En+ Group.
A renaissance of one of Siberia's first outposts as the Far North becomes the new economic frontier.
New crossing on the Ob River has the longest arch span in Russia and world's largest mesh arch.
Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.
Same phenomenon of discharge of gas hydrates 'led to crater formation in Russia and disappearance of ships in Atlantic'.
One region alone - Yakutia - has 5 million tons scrap metal dumped in polar regions, an ugly Soviet legacy.
As closed city prepares for construction of new reactor, one scientist calls for an inquiry to address environmental concerns of past 50 years.