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Ian Frazier, 2013

Wonder girl Karina Chikitova, 11, wins place at world’s northernmost professional ballet school

Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.

Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region

Unique 2,000-year-old statuette of dancing man, likely made in Northern India, dug up in Siberia

Beauty of frozen methane bubbles on the world’s deepest lake shown in stunning video

Brown bear cubs fall victim to adult males in Eurasia's largest protected population of the species

Dead giant octopuses washed ashore south from Kamchtka peninsula on the Kuril Islands

Race against time and waves as Russian archaeologists rescue Siberia’s remarkable Atlantis

Revealed: the sophisticated techniques of ancient artists who created these fantastical images

The Birdman of Siberia: sensational finds in the heart of Russia puzzle scientists

If you love Baikal, become a 'people's scientist' to save it from stinking algae

Russia raises its concerns over impact on Lake Baikal of Mongolia's hydropower plans

British claim Arctic to be ice free this year is 'incorrect' and 'hasty', say Russian scientists

Hi-tech airships heralded as the future of transport in the region

Vera's stunning images of polar bears set to feature on children's clothes

Come to Siberia to have a stylish wedding photo shoot!

Is this Russia’s most beautiful police officer?

First winter season oil shipments over the frozen Arctic heralded a success

Celebrity chef launches health crusade as figures show rise in obesity

Buryat artist sculpts a big name for himself on the world stage

From Russia with love… Siberia’s new beauty queens

Here's something you can't sanction, Obama

For star American swimmer Jessica Long, it will be an emotional homecoming

DONE! Nothing can explain the sense of euphoria after completing such an intimidating challenge

Check mate or chic mate? The world women's chess championship is underway in Siberia

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First expedition to depths of Lake Cheko close to epicentre of Tunguska event to start in February

Geophysicists and hydrobiologists will dive below 30 metres in what some scientists believe is the impact crater.

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Red Book’s Steller Sea lion rescued from a plastic death trap in Russian Far East

The endangered mammal got tied up to the Nevelsk breakwater like a chained dog.

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World’s coldest marathon at blistering minus 53C is complete in Yakutia

Local runner Vasily Lukin won the full distance in 3 hours, 22 minutes.

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Treasure trove of Palaeolithic jewellery, made at least 45,000 years ago, found in the Denisova Cav

Archeologists discovered a new stone bracelet, two sharp pins, a marble ring and fox tooth pendants.

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Photographer captures eerie graveyard of North Korean schooners scattered along the Russian coast

Ghost flotilla is the only memorial to dozens of North Korean squid poachers who never returned to their home waters.

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Work underway to create the world’s first Arctic station powered by hydrogen and renewables

The $27-million Snezhinka (Snowflake) is seen as a future international science hub for biotech, robotic and AI-driven projects.

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