More than 130billion roubles invested in special gambling zone to lure wealthy Asian tourists to Russia, complete with its own beach, marina and ski area.

Deputy finance minister Mikhail Kotyukov, 36, given key job amid 'crisis' over science reforms.

At least 76 were injured in the serious rail incident on a train from Novosibirsk to Adler.

The Australian travel company is revolutionising the image of Siberia in the outside world.

Oleg Rezanov says he was in ‘trance’ and unable to breathe but walked away - shaking - in -32C Yakutsk cold.

In a sign of the times, children are taught 'to love the motherland' after the return of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia.

The Siberian city is challenging Quebec in Canada and the Swiss canton of Valais for the Universiade-2019.

Engineer Anna beat off competition from 300 others and could now become Russia’s fifth woman in space.