The 34 year old Siberian sex shop owner offered two blow up dolls in lieu of payment - and they were accepted by bailiffs.
Women run in bridal outfits to encourage people to adopt neglected animals.
Tomsk student Ekaterina Bocharova, 21, wins competition against rival cat and tiger designs.
Students and male 'accomplice' to face justice accused of torturing and killing dogs and cats, posting pictures online, and other crimes.
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.
Meet our unique Siberian love child, a female cross between a lion and a tigress, and the undisputed star of Novosibirsk Zoo.
This time of winter sees the remarkable grandmother, 76, gliding across the ice on the world’s deepest lake on skates made in WW2.
Agafya Lykova, 71, airlifted to hospital after suffering 'acute pains' in intense cold at her forest home more than 100 km from nearest town.
She has lived in the wilderness for 71 years but famous Old Believer faces the cameras to deliver world a message for first time.
Mother-of-three speaks for the first time about horror incident in woods and declares: 'Life is beautiful'