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'Gennadii Iudin, the Krasnoyarsk distiller made millions in the liquor trade and built Siberia's greatest private library'
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$46 million goes up in smoke in Siberia and Russia Far East - prosecutor-general

Huge damage wrought by forest fires is sparked by failure to apply safety laws, complained Yuri Chaika.

'Kill 7,000 seals to save the unique Lake Baikal population'

Siberia is warming faster than anywhere in the world, warns top Russian geophysicist

$46 million goes up in smoke in Siberia and Russia Far East - prosecutor-general

'Kill 7,000 seals to save the unique Lake Baikal population'

Siberia is warming faster than anywhere in the world, warns top Russian geophysicist

Stark warning about the impact of rising numbers of tourists polluting pristine waters of Baikal

Nepal and India allege Siberian migratory birds are 'causing bird flu outbreaks'

Putin tells world about plight of Siberian cranes

Governor of Krasnoyarsk region denied people are to blame for the inferno engulfing his region

As wildfires rage, the Russian government heads east to battle the crisis

Kremlin wants a clean-up. Outgoing President urges Siberian authorities to pay attention to ecology

Features

New warning about climate change linked to peat bogs

Expert says deadly gas released from melting permafrost region will lead to 'awful' consequences for global warming.

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Siberian seals could be used for food delicacy amid population crisis

Scientists say numbers in Lake Baikal reaching critical levels and say new commercial businesses could safeguard their future.

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Is there a massive cover-up over the scale of fire carnage in Siberia?

Ecology groups warn that the extent of fires in forests and taiga has been misreported by up to 159 times compared with satellite evidence of the grim facts.

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Firefighters plucked to safety in dramatic helicopter rescues in burning taiga
Dozens of marooned forest rangers were rescued amid fears they had been caught inside raging rings of fire in Siberia.
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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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