Yulia, 36, rescued sons and grandmother at the cost of her own life.

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.

Reclusive state bordering Russian Far East claims to have 'joined the ranks of advanced nuclear states'.

Girgory Pasko struck on head in Siberian city after arriving to hold seminar for local reporters and bloggers.

Alla loves nothing more than taking pictures of her beloved pets – and it seems the world can't get enough of them either.

Academics restart work to unlock secrets of mystery medieval civilization with links to Persia on edge of the Siberian Arctic.

But has he put his Big Foot in it? Professor Valentin Sapunov hits the headlines round the world with the claim. 

New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks. 

Western countries will send some of their most hardened criminals to serve sentences in special prisons in deepest Siberia.