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'In the West sometimes they think that Siberia is snow and nothing else. But there is such life and energy here!'
dancer Sergei Polunin

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

Waiting for Leo DiCaprio

Switch the black sky off, demand residents of Krasnoyarsk

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Waiting for Leo DiCaprio

Switch the black sky off, demand residents of Krasnoyarsk

Pollution 'crisis' in Lake Baikal

'I once lived in a country where we only had Aeroflot: I didn't like it'

What happened when a Siberian village gave up alcohol?

Russia's vast collection of Lenin statues finally finds a new purpose

We never forget the victims of the Beslan school terrorist outrage

Women told to make sure they get enough sleep or risk a stroke or heart attack

Baikal 'no longer the cleanest lake on Earth'

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Bull geoglyph twice as old as Nazca Lines (Peru), predating Uffington Horse (UK) found in Siberia

Pebble and sandstone bull 3 by 4 metres is the first animal geoglyph discovered in this part of the world.

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Siberian Lady of the Rings - rich bronze age burial reveals stunning set of funeral jewellery

A wealthy woman was laid to rest nearly 3,000 years ago with unique rings, bracelet, temple rings and a massive bronze pendant.

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Whale hunting and magic mushroom people of 2,000-year-old Eurasia’s northernmost art gallery

Scientists rush to preserve unique collection of petroglyphs in remote corner of Chukotka.

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Features

Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region

Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.

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Unique 2,000-year-old statuette of dancing man, likely made in Northern India, dug up in Siberia

Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.

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Stunning visuals of a black panther playing in the snowy woods of Siberia shared by owner

Luna the panther was rescued from a travelling zoo when its mother refused to feed the cub.

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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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