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Welcome to Millionaire's Row in Siberia, a far cry from the out-dated Western image of Eastern Russia as the land of Gulags and hardships.

Welcome to Millionaire's Row in Siberia, a far cry from the out-dated Western image of Eastern Russia as the land of Gulags and hardships.

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Manicures, massages, warm milk and 24/7 care to raise polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them

Four Russian women share unique experience of becoming mother bears in the first ever attempt to nurture zoo cubs.

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Five year old girl rescued from a sewage well after eight hours at -20C on the island of Sakhalin

Hundreds of volunteers joined police and turned every stone to find scared and frostbitten Yana.

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Six zoo staff play foster parents to polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them

Only a handful of such cubs worldwide have been successfully nurtured in captivity.

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Features

Prehistoric people developed a technique for making a playdough-like material from mammoth ivory

The skill of ivory softening was used more than 12,000 years ago to make tools - or decorations - that still puzzle modern science.

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Cows in the world’s coldest inhabited place have to wear mouton bras for outdoor walks

Fur or other natural fabric garments protect Oymyakon cattle from getting frostbitten at -50C.

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Beauty of frozen methane bubbles on the world’s deepest lake shown in stunning video

Irkutsk photographer captures multi-layered columns of bubbles through crystal clear ice.

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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.

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Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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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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