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'On the Eve of the First World War, the single Siberian province of Irkutsk was larger than all of India'
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Siberia’s amazing new railway - the ‘Permafrost Express’ - opens to passengers this month
Major engineering achievement will connect Russia’s largest region to Moscow by train for the first time.
New details emerge about high-speed rail link from Moscow to Beijing
Possible route could see 400km/hour bullet train pass through heart of Siberia and Altai region with stops in major cities.
The Kingdom of Cold: 14 reasons to choose majestic Yakutia for your next holiday
A 42 years old Siberian has spoken of how he ran for his life after falling out of a train in -40C
Valery Malkov from Bratsk, Irkutsk region, was wearing only a T-shirt, shorts and slippers.
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.
Mendeleev's final conundrum
Hunt is on in Japan to find lost descendants of the Siberian-born chemist and inventor.
Russian roulette: new casino zone can 'surpass Las Vegas and even possibly Macao'
Flood of Chinese gamblers bring hope for success of Primorsky region gaming development.
Revealed: the last days of tragic Russian model Vlada Dzyuba, 14, who died far from home in China
Feeling ill during foreign assignment, she was sent alone on 300 km train journey less than 48 hours before she died of serious blood infection.
'Confusion, a lot of emotions inside. A bit of fear, concern and anticipation'
This is how Stase Narkeviciute, 18, described a remarkable journey he and other young Lithuanians are making to Siberia this week.
Siberian airline employees kidnapped at gunpoint in Sudan
Ransom demanded for two UTair staff seized in ambush on UN contract work.
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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.
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