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'Dancing in light, shimmering.. like a giant diorama made from mother-of-pearl… was Lake Baikal'

Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

Wonder girl Karina Chikitova, 11, wins place at world’s northernmost professional ballet school

Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.

Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region

Unique 2,000-year-old statuette of dancing man, likely made in Northern India, dug up in Siberia

Red Book saker falcon wounded by poachers gets wings extensions so it can fly again

Stunning Bronze Age statuette with a tattooed face and a bone mask found in Siberia

Spectacular red sprites - ultrafast bursts of electricity - filmed over the Urals

Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

The Shigir Idol, depicting the ‘ancient spirit world’, originally stood tall beside a paleo-lake

Peek inside the Siberian cave where inter-species love child ‘Denny’ lived 90,000 years ago

Extreme warnings issued that Lake Baikal could 'drain dry like the Aral Sea'

New warnings of shocking pollution threatening Lake Baikal

Special status for swamp that saves the world

Japanese firm unveils major investment on scenic Russian Far East island

Russia and Thailand deepen economic ties and look to future

New report reveals mixed fortunes for timber industry

Is dancing the secret to a long happy life? One man seems to think so...

Cold comfort: How one Siberian is using the freezing weather to better her health

The secrets of Siberia’s frozen snow brides revealed

Stunning photos of Siberia and its people feature in new book

Beyonce's choreographer Danielle Polanco checks out Siberia's twerking sensations

Punished for showing real-life Soviet Siberia

Would British princes manage to win this 'Siberian polo'?

The Siberian parents who gave up Jessica Long as a new-born baby salute her heroic achievement

Praise won by the pristine Russian timber used for the ultra-speedy track in London's VeloPark

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First expedition to depths of Lake Cheko close to epicentre of Tunguska event to start in February

Geophysicists and hydrobiologists will dive below 30 metres in what some scientists believe is the impact crater.

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Red Book’s Steller Sea lion rescued from a plastic death trap in Russian Far East

The endangered mammal got tied up to the Nevelsk breakwater like a chained dog.

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World’s coldest marathon at blistering minus 53C is complete in Yakutia

Local runner Vasily Lukin won the full distance in 3 hours, 22 minutes.

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Treasure trove of Palaeolithic jewellery, made at least 45,000 years ago, found in the Denisova Cav

Archeologists discovered a new stone bracelet, two sharp pins, a marble ring and fox tooth pendants.

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Photographer captures eerie graveyard of North Korean schooners scattered along the Russian coast

Ghost flotilla is the only memorial to dozens of North Korean squid poachers who never returned to their home waters.

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Work underway to create the world’s first Arctic station powered by hydrogen and renewables

The $27-million Snezhinka (Snowflake) is seen as a future international science hub for biotech, robotic and AI-driven projects.

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