Putin hails 'pragmatism and common sense' as he launches US-Russian oil project in Kara Sea, which has Saudi-scale potential.
Fashion comes full circle as boots with 1,500 years of history become a cat walk sensation.
Deputy Prime Minister set for another visit to spaceport as he warns situation at Vostochny is 'critical' with project dogged by delays and corruption.
Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.
New shipping link symbolises developing Arctic economy which can avoid eco-damage, says Putin.
Fur is a way of life in the cold climate, but in a hard-hitting and powerful film she likens the industry to mass wartime killing by fascists.
Siberian Natalia Fileva, 55, co-owner of S7 airline, perished alongside her father in private plane tragedy in Germany.
New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks.