Operator MTS plugs in key northern communities to fast mobile internet.
Talks also underway on gas supply route to China via Altai Mountains.
Hunt is on in Japan to find lost descendants of the Siberian-born chemist and inventor.
When Vadim Kolpakov went on an expedition to the north of Irkutsk region, he had no inkling of the sensational discovery he was about to make.
Photographer Igor Gavar from Omsk sets out to challenge traditional stereotypes of Russian babushkas.
These remarkable pictures show how young Siberian scientist Irina Mukhamedshina, 22, has trained a fox to be as obedient as a dog.
Scientists remain confident of one day bringing back the beast to roam again in Siberia.
None are naked: instead, they're far more interesting…
A shocking image of a tortured dog - killed after being tied to a rope and pulled by a car around a village - has appalled Siberians.