Whisky proves popular in the land of vodka.

Child may give clues to mysterious mountain people linked to Attila the Hun's ancestors.

Bid to put Russian island on the world's surfing map.

This is the clearest evidence that our ancestors speared and killed the extinct giant.

The president warns that the US and EU want to defang the Russian bear.

Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.

Modern fluoroscopy identifies sheep bones inside the Tagar culture death mask.

Amazing scenes as Russia’s iciest region of Yakutia plunges to near record lows, and even the thermometer in the world’s coldest village breaks down.

For hundreds of years visitors to this Arctic outpost have been frightened by terrifying totems and human sacrifices.