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'On the Eve of the First World War, the single Siberian province of Irkutsk was larger than all of India'
W.Bruce Lincoln
skating Baikal
Flying with the wind and climbing ice poles
Our reporter Olga Gertcyk continues skating on the world's deepest lake. Enjoy Day 3 of her Baikal diary!
A peer traveller falls knee-deep in ice-cold water
Our reporter completes Day 4 of Baikal skating tour safe and sound.
Winter swimmers splash in icy Baikal to support Russia’s Olympic athletes
Extreme swimmers take the plunge to support competitors forced to perform in South Korea without the Russian flag.
Meet the skating babushka of Baikal- Lyubov Morekhodova, her surname means The One Who Walks on Sea
This time of winter sees the remarkable grandmother, 76, gliding across the ice on the world’s deepest lake on skates made in WW2.
I'm on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake - and then there is an earthquake
Our reporter skates Baikal when the ice moves: Day 2 of Olga Gertcyk's diary
British princess has a Siberian escort in Sochi
How an entrepreneur and cinema producer from Lake Baikal became driver to the UK's Princess Royal at the Winter Olympics.
The Babushka of Baikal, the granny in her 80th year who has popularised the world’s deepest lake
Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two.
The best place for children is here, in the heart of Siberia
There's no better place to grow than in the towns like my historic Tara, founded in 1594, without traffic jams and supermarkets, but with winter fun and fresh air.
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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
