The man was detained in Irkutsk in December during a raid to detect foreign citizens violating immigration rules.

Element has a remarkable array of uses, including in space research, car parts, mobile phones, and military drones.

Ambitious new 1billion rouble venture could see advent of ‘gambling tourism’ in Russia as visitors fly in to Altai resort.

Passengers on way to London after an unscheduled stopover in Paris of Siberia.

Staff and passengers at Nyagan airport in fear of bear patrolling the runway and trying to break into terminal.

S7 wins prestigious honour from National Geographic Traveler Awards 2015.

Irkutsk Airport seen as potential destination by major airlines at Routes Asia - 2014 forum in Malaysia.

McDonalds comes to town but Burger King is already here in Novosibirsk.

In case of any doubts, we mean the twitching variety, which are now back to Siberia, resting before their next extraordinary journey. 

Drifts have reached one metre in height with schools closed, cars abandoned and even a military tank pulling out stranded drivers.