Pristine forests around the world's oldest lake go up in flames.

More than a dozen animals killed by self-appointed executioner and dumped by a river near lakeside town.

How horseracing and equestrian culture is developing in the Sakha Republic.

Officially Colin Madsen, 25, died from hypothermia on a hiking trip in Buryatia, but his family are convinced he was killed.

Celebrities, millionaire collectors and even royalty all want a piece of the Siberian 'phenomenon' who is still relatively unknown in his homeland.

Exceptional display from new exhibition in Irkutsk is the work of an entire family. 

Mother in heart-rending nationwide appeal to find loving mother and father she can trust to raise her boy when she is gone.

As the world prepares to herald in the arrival of 2015, we look back at the winter celebrations of the Soviet yesteryear.

Scientists challenge nature by adopting an endangered orphan kitten, aiming to release her into the wild.