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'Right on the bank of the river there is a station Ob, a big trading city with magnificent cathedral, great schools and shops — very American-like.'

1904, priest Mitrophan Serebryaniy

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My new life as an honorary Siberian

Siberia isn’t simply a land full of bears, spies and nuclear reactors... it is also now my duty to help my fellow Siberians understand my home country.

I'm NOT Siberia's Forrest Gump

The man who fell out of a train in below minus 40C and ran seven kilometres in the blistering cold says he didn't bother to tell his wife of his amazing ordeal.

Man, 65, and his bullterrier Tor, given up for dead, survive for three weeks in taiga

Retired worker from ‘secret plant’ walked out of wild where bears and wolves roam after 100 searchers stopped hunt.

Let's be honest - Russian food doesn't usually get a great press

It is regarded so awful that it is forever stuck around the bottom of world cuisine polls (not below English though, I hasten to add!)

Beating addiction out of you - literally

Deep in Siberia, psychology experts claim they have made an astonishing breakthrough in curing drink and drug addicts.

Next ‘stop’ Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean?

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

Every other article about Russia in the British media manages to slip in a mention of Soviet history

It is quite ironic seeing as the current British government are engaged in purges of the poor and disabled.

Siberia gets a purrfect cafe!

Enjoy the cats with your cuppa as you experience finest feline therapy.

Mammoth wipeout: new evidence from ancient animal 'graveyard'

Many prehistoric creatures craved salt and vital minerals missing from their diets due to abrupt climate change, suggests a new scientific expedition.