The navigator, who served in the Navy of Peter the Great, gave his name to the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and Bering Bridge.
Dmitry Medvedev rejected plans to set up a State corporation to run the economy in eastern Siberia and the Far East.
Memorandum of understanding will see construction of major projects including new refinery and upgrade to port.
Premier Dmitry Medvedev bans 'spice' ingredients after 7 deaths and mass poisoning in western Siberia.
Court rules there is no case to answer for 73-year-old who helped cancer sufferer.
She pauses for a last look, and then without a backward glance swims across the world's fifth longest river.
The luxurious new 175-room Marriott is changing the face of the city in readiness for a 2014 opening.
Massive Siberian source of diamonds formed by an asteroid 35 million years ago can 'overturn entire world gem market'.
Kamvari Architects won an open international competition to design information kiosks along the world's most famous rail route.
The beaches here are thronged with sun-seekers, children paddle in the warm waters — even the babushki are relaxed.