She has lived in the wilderness for 71 years but famous Old Believer faces the cameras to deliver world a message for first time.

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

Former spies and military operatives write handbook for tourists and hunters, using techniques learned during Soviet era.

Andrey Solovyev keeps a lonely all-winter vigil in Yakutia in search of the legendary Labynkyr Devil.

Calls for action against homeless dogs provokes backlash from animal rights campaigners.

Startling new footage shows how a ‘mountain moved’, trees were ‘beheaded’, and blocks of river ice ‘flew’ onto the land.

Two year old Lemon takes the bucket to the well, fills it up from the pump and carries it back home.

As American beef disappears, venison can take a bigger slice of the market.

Most powerful typhoon ever recorded in Primorsky region, causing serious flooding.

From frost-resistant woolly pigs to sheep that look like goats and horses that love playing the snow, there are lots of surprises across the taiga.