Former paratrooper conscript Timofey Menshikov wanted to escape modern life - and vodka - now faces reunion with family he left behind.

Over 300 years old, the 'jetons' - used in lieu of coins or for counting - were found along with artifacts hoarded by the Northern Selkups.

Alex Miller, who has recently taken over Sibir FC, is pleased with new team and enjoys local Irish pubs.

Hi-tech technologies have been used to track smoke plumes from forest fires burning across eastern Russia as they cross the Pacific.

Three cities east of the Urals are in the top ten for a new survey of national contentment.

Thousands of years ago woolly mammoths came here to die: but why?  The macabre ancient remains haunt local residents to this day. 

Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.