Three cities east of the Urals are in the top ten for a new survey of national contentment.

Thousands of years ago woolly mammoths came here to die: but why?  The macabre ancient remains haunt local residents to this day. 

Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.

Impressive official events but also emotional marches by people carrying portraits of loved ones who served in WW2.

New statistics on Saturday showed the vast scale of the human effort in Russia to halt a natural disaster that has destroyed swathes of woodland and taiga.

The zoo at Seversk - a city closed to outsiders without special permits - has unveiled its latest inhabitants, several brightly striped snakes.

Bones of 11 extinct giants discovered, plus one woolly rhinoceros: but why did they die here?

Special train - the Eurasian Star - will reopen exotic and historic trail linking China, Mogolia and Russia.

Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists. 

Siberia's colossal resource potential is a great competitive advantage that needs to be skilfully deployed.