Roman showed true Siberian survival instincts in the wild, never giving up hope that he would be found.
But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.
Russian number one admits pride when announcers say she hails from the remote oil town of Nyagan.
Moscow has opened a preliminary probe into the case of ten year old Yegor Shatabalov's adoption by American citizen Marcia Ann Brandt in 2007.
Agafya Lykova, 73, lives in home her father built when he secretly fled Stalin's religious persecution, vanishing from world in 1936.
Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.
He ekes out a living in the remote village of Dubinka, population 15.
Girl walked 8 km all alone in minus 34C from remote family home to report her beloved grandmother's death, and beg help for blind grandfather.
Born in the Siberian taiga, recluse Agafya Lykova is the sole survivor of the Lykov family who cut themselves off from civilisation in 1936.
Russian army biological protection troops called in amid warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.