Former paratrooper conscript Timofey Menshikov wanted to escape modern life - and vodka - now faces reunion with family he left behind.

Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.

Smiling five-year-old saved by her dog too shy to speak about how she survived in wild infested with bears and wolves.

The first 100 wolves have been killed in the Sakha Republic as the authorities step-up their campaign to protect people and reindeer herds.

A murder probe had been launched after Stepan Ludannyi went missing.

Honour in Yakutia to Karina Chikitova, who - at the age of 4 - survived 12 days and nights alone in the Siberian wilderness.

Olga Kurochkina has spoken out after hearing confirmation that cannibalised human remains found in the taiga were those of her husband.