Vladimir Putin on Siberia

The Russian president escapes on away-from-it-all break miles from anywhere.

Head of state believed to be in scenic Khakassia after his presidential plane spotted in Abakan.

President on 'unofficial' holiday amid some of Russia's most spectacular scenery.

Vladimir Putin is on a visit to Siberia, but locals question why he is ‘hidden from view’.

Dramatic measures unveiled to boost the economy in Eastern Siberia and Russia's Pacific territories.

President nominates Krasnoyarsk - a city with 'wonderful people' - to be eastern seat of power.

Vladimir Putin surprises a female Siberian student with flowers on her 23rd birthday but also comes face to face with a woolly mammoth.

Russian president calls for Asian money to back the transport revolution in Siberia.

Russia will have 11 time zones instead of the current nine, with Siberia's Kemerovo region moving one hour further from Moscow.

Flight on Wednesday aborted two and a half minutes before blast-off as President Vladimir Putin watched at spaceport.