Tuesday, May 30 2023
All Cities
Choose Your City
'Dancing in light, shimmering.. like a giant diorama made from mother-of-pearl… was Lake Baikal'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009
Search
Result
Tomsk Airport closed for the second time this week as Siberian forest fire crisis deepens
Flights late on Thursday and on Friday suffered disruption due to smog caused by blazes in dry woodland made vulnerable by the current heat wave.
Major fire on gas pipeline near Novy Urengoy as flames shoot 20 metres into the air
No victims from the blaze at remote location in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous region.
Scary Arctic idols around Vaygach island, the ‘territory of death’
For hundreds of years visitors to this Arctic outpost have been frightened by terrifying totems and human sacrifices.
Russia and China edge closer on Siberian gas mega-deal: only the price to be agreed
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping oversee agreement of an historic pact ahead of G20 meeting in St Petersburg.
Scientists discover world's 'best-preserved woolly mammoth trunk'
A Siberian-led international team finds 10,000 year old 'red meat' on female remains excavated from permafrost in Sakha Republic.
Hi-tech airships heralded as the future of transport in the region
Capable of carrying 200 people and tonnes of cargo, new blimp for the 21st century could soon be taking off.
Major bid to ease Tomsk smoke chaos over raging forest fires
Extra planes and helicopters were sent into Tomsk on Friday to help fight the wildfires shrouding the region in smog.
Biting cold below minus 60C brings out the best in Siberian face fashion
The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.
First...1213141516
17
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.
Business
The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies
