Sketch sells for 990,000 roubles at New York charity auction alongside rare items belonging to Hollywood superstars.

This evocative melody is literally the sound of Nature as a group of Russian percussionists make music on the frozen waters of breathtaking Lake Baikal.

We join photographer Kisoon Choi on a journey of discovery across Yakutia and the Far East and celebrate the unique landscapes, cities and peoples.

Angry at condition of Omsk streets, Veronika Bobrus becomes local heroine by fixing problem with her own hands.

Sacred site up to 17,000 years old - believed to be gateway to the underworld - under threat from modern spray paint artists.

After 1,907 kilometre odyssey, crossbreed is back home to his day job keeping polar bears at bay in remote weather station. 

Monuments to the Bolshevik leader are the key to a new competitive sport called Lenining. 

'Sensational' find of two cubs, the best preserved ever seen in the world, announced today.

Maru was sent back to the kennels where she was born on Trans-Siberian railway by 'allergic' owner, but escaped the train.