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'Right on the bank of the river there is a station Ob, a big trading city with magnificent cathedral, great schools and shops — very American-like.'
1904, priest Mitrophan Serebryaniy

Troops set to work decontaminating ‘Siberian Chernobyl’ amid fears of ecological catastrophe

Radiation, chemical and biological forces tackle two million tonnes of toxic chemical waste with huge mercury stockpile and oil poisons.

New spill of 45 tons of jet fuel pollutes tundra in Taymyr

Wildfires ‘critical’ in Siberia and Russian Far East, up to ten times worse than last year

Denmark sails to challenge Russian claims to the North Pole's oil and gas riches

SOS made from birch trees saves family from ravaging fires

Venison for lunch? China woos Siberian tigers to the Changbai Mountains

Cleaning up the top of the world from Murmansk to Chukotka

Military expertise is deployed to battle Siberian forest fires

Tomsk Airport closed for the second time this week as Siberian forest fire crisis deepens

Smog clouds gather over Omsk, Tomsk and Novosibirsk

'Stay home'. Smog alert issued in Siberia's largest city and surrounding region

Heatwave sparks new fears over forest fires

Thousands of firefighters seeking to halt Siberian forest blazes

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Next ‘stop’ Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean?

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

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The day the world’s most polluted city was in Siberia

Pictures show the impact of smog in Krasnoyarsk, as it scored worse for air quality than Mumbai, Dhaka and Kolkata.

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The Leo Express: a rescued Amur leopard is sent on a 9h flight across Russia to cure back tumour

One of world’s rarest big cats was hit by a car and went through months of treatment at the rescue centre in Russian Far East.

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Pure waters of Lake Baikal in danger from 6.5 million tons of toxic waste

Immediate public audit of a high risk waste storage in Russia is urged.

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Rare Siberian Saker Falcon illegally caught and sold for $42,000 to an UAE buyer

Ecologists from several countries lost battle to poachers who caught an endangered dark-feathered bird.

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How poaching is 'killing off' the world's largest reindeer herd on Taimyr Peninsula

Pictures prove the gruesome fate of reindeer 'to meet demands for traditional medicines in China and South Korea'.

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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.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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