It now seems likely in a matter of years; before this, the first bison since their extinction 10,000 years ago will be re-introduced.

Haunting images of this Railway to Nowhere, built by Gulag convicts in the cruellest of conditions on the cusp of the Arctic Circle.

Last survivor of prominent base for assault and reconnaissance planes deserted since collapse of the Soviet Union.

Officially Colin Madsen, 25, died from hypothermia on a hiking trip in Buryatia, but his family are convinced he was killed.

A row, a moment of madness, and Maria Lebedeva was changed forever, her brain damaged and looks gone. Now she needs help.