Russia marks Orthodox Christmas Day on 7 January according to the Julian calendar (and for some this is also a time for fortune telling).
Man detained after schoolgirls revealed they 'were forced to have sex with him during almost five years' until one victim confided the alleged abuse to teachers.
Shocking puce water as nearby nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.
Dissecting them like surgical abscesses to release the gas seen as one solution to avoid future eruptions.
Inside the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia - exclusive pictures.
Venison exports will 'increase' despite first anthrax outbreak in 70 years, but scientists remain adamant: Herd numbers must fall further.
These are the rules to new TV reality show, an ultimate 9-month Siberian survival test stranded in remote taiga with bears and wolves in minus 40C winter.
Daring video from kids in Russia’s coldest region urges actor to take the ice bucket challenge to show all is well with Siberian weather.
Wide-body aircraft being used for passengers flying into Sabetta International as region gears up to become a gas powerhouse.