The remarkable rescue and evacuation effort was needed because of a severe break-up in the ice sheet due to global warming.
Capable of carrying 200 people and tonnes of cargo, new blimp for the 21st century could soon be taking off.
Passengers get wet feet as they board flight to Norilsk.
Students and male 'accomplice' to face justice accused of torturing and killing dogs and cats, posting pictures online, and other crimes.
Russian photographer writes about a volcanic eruption at Tolbachik, seen by the Soviets as the most lunar place on the planet.
Amateur photographer who takes samurai sword for protection in lonely taiga captures the stunning majesty spreading its colours in the sky.
Chained to a tree and bitten, five-year-old Masha is used as bait to hone skills in a competition to find the best hunter.
More than 50 servicemen in air drop close to Russia's drifting ice base Barneo.
Krasnoyarsk's skies have been black since the start of the New Year, with locals complaining of 'chemical smell', lack of oxygen.
New director Andrey Gorban, 47, on the challenges of modernising one of Siberia's favourite zoos, and dealing with his tapir's tantrums.