Intrigue over visit and whether it heralds future business co-operation.
Summer 2020 follows unusually hot and dry spring in swinging between the extremes.
People feel better about themselves and their lives, defying the international stereotype of Siberia.
American star asks to see a typical village in Sakha Republic as he speaks of pride in his Russian roots.
Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.
President nominates Krasnoyarsk - a city with 'wonderful people' - to be eastern seat of power.
More than eighty rescue workers and a helicopter are involved in the hunt for the boys in sub-zero temperatures.
Problems may not be over yet, warn meteorologists, as police are on high alert in 14 areas.
Olympic competitor Chechen-Ool Mongush, 40, was murdered and his remains hidden near the Mongolian border.