Russia marks Orthodox Christmas Day on 7 January according to the Julian calendar (and for some this is also a time for fortune telling).
Man detained after schoolgirls revealed they 'were forced to have sex with him during almost five years' until one victim confided the alleged abuse to teachers.
Shocking puce water as nearby nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.
Dissecting them like surgical abscesses to release the gas seen as one solution to avoid future eruptions.
Inside the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia - exclusive pictures.
Venison exports will 'increase' despite first anthrax outbreak in 70 years, but scientists remain adamant: Herd numbers must fall further.
His height of 215 cm - or 7ft - was too much for low cost airline Pobeda flying from Novy Urengoy to Moscow.
Russians staying home for football festival while the country also sees as influx of visitors who might otherwise come to Thailand
A $7.4 billion cash injection for Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur rail lines confirmed by president.
Russian athletes will perform at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea under a white flag, following controversial IOC ruling.