Amateur photographer who takes samurai sword for protection in lonely taiga captures the stunning majesty spreading its colours in the sky.

The freighter Amurskaya disappeared in stormy weather on Sunday after sending Mayday signals which were picked up by coastguards.

Arctic permafrost is degrading much faster than expected, warn scientists from the extreme north of Yakutia.

Inmate making substitutes for imported goods will see penal colonies produce output worth 500 million roubles.

State of emergency declared in city of Nizhnevartovsk, which suffers worst flooding in its history.

Locals hear 'booms from the underworld' in giant ravine but now scientists say it holds secrets of the planet's past.

The second largest city of the Russian Far East faces nervous hours and days to see if its dikes hold back the deluge.

Japanese companies consider investment in railway extension via islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido.

The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club has held political office in the autonomous region for 14 years.