Pipeline will go through pristine Altai Mountains in supply route seen as economically vital by Kremlin.
DNA of a fossil tooth found in the Altai Mountains shows early man and his best friend were together 19,000 years earlier than previously understood.
Photographer Svetlana Kazina shows off washing day in the Altai Mountains - and her loo roll with frostbite!
New study reveals icy climate conditions in pre-historic times.
As he turned 94 this month, a museum opened in his home village of Kurya, Altai.
Photo traps capture beauty of the big cat stalking the landscape by day and night in shadow of Altai Mountains.
This endangered snow leopard and her two cautious cubs are among only 100 or so living in the wild in Russia.