The Omsk-born sportswoman, whom admirers from around the world called 'white bear', fell from a top floor flat in an apartment block in Tyumen.
One estimate is half a million new jobs stemming from improvements to the Baikal-Amur Mainline link amid hopes of foreign investment.
New crossing on the Ob River has the longest arch span in Russia and world's largest mesh arch.
Her fun blog from 'cool and exciting' Yakutsk has tips on making the most of the extreme cold.
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping oversee agreement of an historic pact ahead of G20 meeting in St Petersburg.
Renowned scientist says temperatures could 'rise twice faster' in Yakutia than the rest of the world.