Ecology groups warn that the extent of fires in forests and taiga has been misreported by up to 159 times compared with satellite evidence of the grim facts.

This week, a second DNA test found she too was swapped as a newborn baby - 22 years earlier - in exactly the same maternity hospital.

Fashion comes full circle as boots with 1,500 years of history become a cat walk sensation.

The Australian travel company is revolutionising the image of Siberia in the outside world.

He ekes out a living in the remote village of Dubinka, population 15. 

Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.

Rouble exchange rate means there is no better time for foreigners to visit Russia and stay in comfort at bargain prices.

The weirdest winter for decades takes a cold turn but milder weather is on the way again.

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.