Siberian flood forces hermit killer to leave taiga where he was hiding for 24 years
Sun disappears over the Pole of Cold, in bizarre repeat of last year’s blackout
Homes burnt to ashes, shells in the streets as residents of Achinsk return home
Oil giant Rosneft enters the race for British stake in TNK-BP
The mountains of Altai get better connected
Russia's newest port has begun construction on the Yamal peninsula
Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.
Luna the panther was rescued from a travelling zoo when its mother refused to feed the cub.
Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two.
Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).