Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.

New find expected to 'change our understanding of the evolution of animals'.

Siberian-born gun-maker sought guidance from Russia's top churchman.

Retired teacher Angela Vorobyova braves monsoons and dances a tango to reach peak - and honour an 80 year old promise.

Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.

Exceptionally heavy snow falls lead to hunger and death for hardy animals. 

His career with the St Louis Blues was earlier delayed because of the NHL lockout but the impact of the 21 year old has been dramatic.

This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.

Location still a mystery for aching president's away-from-it-all hike.

Children in the West received gifts from Father Christmas earlier this week, but Russian youngsters still have a few days to wait.