Three cities east of the Urals are in the top ten for a new survey of national contentment.
Siberian airline used the Farnborough Airshow in the UK to order its first Airbus aircraft.
Birds that Vladimir Putin tried to save have 'almost disappeared' due to illegal shooting.
A twice weekly service starting in Irkutsk will fly to Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk and Tyumen.
Angara Airlines, based in Irkutsk, has launched new flights from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk and diamond-mining Mirny in the Sakha Republic.
'Safe, order, jobs, proper business practice. Why? Not because of three or four articles in London newspapers'.
Threat to Salekhard and Anadyr could come even sooner - by the mid-2020s - as thaw of frozen ground is forecast to have 'devastating' impact.
Carrier which is vital to Siberian towns and cities faces bankruptcy lawsuit as debt claims mount.
Answer: The Trans-Siberian Railway, according to international broadcaster CNN.