Is it a case of 'space race sabotage' as suspicion falls on Middle Eastern group with pages blanked out by Arabic writing stating 'Peace Be With You'?
Pipeline will go through pristine Altai Mountains in supply route seen as economically vital by Kremlin.
Experts say a crack has appeared in the precarious granite giant: but if it falls into the lake, it will unleash ancient legends which might change the world.
In distant times, parts of California and Hawaii were administered from the city of Irkutsk.
The man was detained in Irkutsk in December during a raid to detect foreign citizens violating immigration rules.
Today the Asia Pacific is a vital center of economic development and progressive political influence.
Geysers, active volcanoes, thermal lakes, mountains, Pleistocene glaciers, cascading rivers... and a lot of bears!
Flights from east of Russian resumed for the first time since last year's earthquake and tsunami which led to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.