The airline - known for its Novosibirsk-based S7 brand - has been once of the success stories of Russian aviation in recent years.

It should be called the 'Pacific region', he suggests.

New estimate puts number at 80, almost double some recent figures.

Stanley cup winner Valery Kamensky and other stars make history on frozen Lake Baikal.

Scientist thought he had stumbled upon an unusual stone, only for tests to show he had unearthed major dinosaur find.

One day after aborted blastoff, new $6 billion Vostochny cosmodrome is finally in business.

Pro-Vladimir Putin demos one year on from the Kiev uprising.

The senior politician called for a change of identity for the vast eastern third of Russia, as the country angles itself towards Asia.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov backs easing of visa regimes in Asia-Pacific region for students and tourists.

20 student construction teams to take part in building the new Vostochny spaceport on eastern edge of Siberia.