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'The power of the taiga... perhaps only migratory birds know where it ends'
Anton Chekhov, 1890

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Mother-of-two, 39, killed by brown bear in Krasnoyarsk region

Anastasia Lukashova was walking alone on a forest road when predator attacked.

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Child fights for life after copying favourite cartoon character by jumping from balcony

Girl, 4, tried to mimic a character from a Ladybug cartoon, say Yakutsk police.

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Pole of Cold district that recently recorded desert-like heat of +38C now sees snow

Topsy-turvy summer swings from Saudi-heat to freezer in Arctic north of Russia’s largest region of Yakutia.

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Eerie wildfire phoenix seen from space 50km south of the Arctic circle

230 wildfires rage in Russia’s coldest republic of Yakutia, with state of emergency declared in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions.

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No lunch today! Rescued Amur tigress flips in the air and falls on her back as she misses prey

The rare predator learns to hunt in the rehabilitation centre, and the first lessons are hard.

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Warmest
Tyumen
32°
D: 32°
N: 21°

Coldest
Tiksi
6°
D: 7°
N: 6°
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Lifelike face of a tattooed Tashtyk man seen for first time behind a stunning gypsum death mask

Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.

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Arctic fires worsen and threaten world famous park set up to recreate flora of woolly mammoth era

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

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Mysterious mountain palace, one of the wonders of Siberia, was built in 777 AD

Breathtaking island complex close to Mongolian border rumoured to have been built for tragic Chinese princess.

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Next ‘stop’ Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean?

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

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Hurricane force winds destroy homes: welcome to new normal for Siberia, say scientists

Extreme weather phenomena along with wildfires and flooding are the future 'due to global climate change’.

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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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