Go East

Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin looks to Asia as China confirms $5 billion boost for Russian Far East.

Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.

When the temperature dips to minus 30C in Tobolsk, kids are allowed a day off school.

Another heavy hint has come from the Russian government that major tax incentives will get the go-ahead despite reservations by some power-brokers.

Direct links from the eastern cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk are on the way, said Russian presidential adviser Igor Levitin.

Drone footage shows army of surfers paddling a chunk of ice in Ussuri Bay.

Angel of Siberia is another unofficial name of Tobolsk.

We went out in Tobolsk and Surgut to see what women are wearing, and most prefer fur.