Russian president hints at possible future 'compromises' on dispute over the islands, as 2nd Eastern Economic Forum opens in Vladivostok.

Tomsk has plenty of wealthy people these days, but a Scottish millionaire seeking an apartment in Siberia nonetheless delights local real estate agents.

'I cry and say thank you to the Russians that they welcomed us so warmly'.

Three cities east of the Urals are in the top ten for a new survey of national contentment.

Siberian scientists make discovery of 2,500 year old Saka settlement in up to 23 metres of water in Kyrgyzstan.

Speculation that reclusive dictator's debut foreign trip will see him visit Khabarovsk in September.

Tomsk researchers were the first in the world to catch the enigmatic germ.

Mikhail Kokorich is a man who can, quite literally, say he is reaching for the stars.

Twice as old as the Egyptian Pyramids, samples of the Shigir Idol are sent to Germany for testing.