Endangered Amur tigers are protected under President Vladimir Putin's special project.

We join photographer Kisoon Choi on a journey of discovery across Yakutia and the Far East and celebrate the unique landscapes, cities and peoples.

The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.

I was sitting 3-to-4 metres away from the cubs waiting to see what would happen next. The mother returned back later and fed the cubs.

Up to 500 mother bears a year give birth on remote Wrangel island, also the last place to see woolly mammoths.

One man's carelessness causes 'fire tornado' which destroys 59 houses, another avoidable blaze razes 17 homes, as state of emergency called.

Concern is growing over poaching of the 'secretive' manul wild cat - also known as Pallas's Cat.

No bikini ban here as Russian contests reject the cover-up in the rest of the world. 

Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.