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'Right on the bank of the river there is a station Ob, a big trading city with magnificent cathedral, great schools and shops — very American-like.'
1904, priest Mitrophan Serebryaniy

Buckle up to Siberia!

Getting to Siberia for foreigners has never been easier.

Travelling on the Trans-Siberian in style: wi-fi, gyms, libraries, restaurant carriages, children's playrooms - even arrange for your own carriage to be attached to the train

Buckle up to Siberia!

Travelling on the Trans-Siberian in style: wi-fi, gyms, libraries, restaurant carriages, children's playrooms - even arrange for your own carriage to be attached to the train

News

Terror as Lord of the Rings children’s summer camp goes up in flames: girl dies, 3 gravely hurt

One child sends chilling video message home from inferno: ‘Mom, we’ve got a problem here.’

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Siberia’s amazing new railway - the ‘Permafrost Express’ - opens to passengers this month

Major engineering achievement will connect Russia’s largest region to Moscow by train for the first time.

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Major Siberian cities choking from strong wildfires

Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk suffering smoke pollution and infernos rage in forests after hot, dry weather.

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Features

Race against time and waves as Russian archaeologists rescue Siberia’s remarkable Atlantis

Sensational underwater treasures - including mummies of Hun-era fashionistas - recaptured from oblivion.

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Siberian hermit, 75, who ‘lives in 18th century’ refuses to be moved by Space Age

Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

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Ice tsunami in the extreme north of Russia means summer is finally here

Residents of Dudinka share this impressive - ok, scary! - video of ice breaking on the Yenisei River.

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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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