Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.
Documentary team captures amazing pictures of daily lives of animals, including a touching case of motherly love.
Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.
Rodion Burakov, 16, distracted beast allowing Boris, 13, to flee - but older boy was mauled to death, his torn body buried by predator.
Forlorn polar bear named Umka turned up at a Russian police station as if pleading for help: now he is back where he belongs.
A new air link between Alaska and the Russian Far East is opening up a new world of adventure tourism to US visitors.
Yakutia Airlines boosts flights from Alaska to some of the world's greatest, yet most unexplored holiday destinations.
Family of predators terrorise summer camp in heart of Russia’s coldest region - with 83 year old hunter standing guard.
I was sitting 3-to-4 metres away from the cubs waiting to see what would happen next. The mother returned back later and fed the cubs.
Journalist Kate Baklitskaya today begins an epic 3 month tour of some of Siberia's most iconic places.