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'Siberia is so big, it’s almost more an idea than a place'

Ian Frazier

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

Arctic island woolly mammoth shows strongest evidence yet of human slaughter and butchering

The world’s rarest big cat is filmed in stunning video in Far East of Russia

Moment snow boarder is attacked by irate capercaillie

First-ever cases of obesity in Arctic peoples as noodles replace traditional diet

Charred turnip dinner from 400 years ago throws new light on conquest of Siberia

Warning of 'collapse' of buildings in Siberia's permafrost cities in next 35 years

Rare Siberian Crane given special protection in Taiwan after getting lost

Experts warn of eco-disaster caused by mounting pollution in waters off Far East

New warning about climate change linked to peat bogs

Salekhard - Arctic capital of Russia becoming the bridge between Europe and Asia

Gulags to Glitz in oil 'boom town'

The spirit of Siberia lives in Sibur

The rich ethnic tapestry of Siberia highlighted at congress opening in Salekhard

Promoting Krasnoyarsk: How the Russian State Ballet of Siberia has won British hearts

'Cleopatra's necklace' found in a Siberian grave

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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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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow

Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times

Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

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Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'

Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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