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Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

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Siberia is the route to the future, says the PM

The Russian government is to give priority to Siberia and the Far East as it puts modernisation on fast-forward, insists Dmitry Medvedev.

Huge jobs boost predicted from upgrading of key rail links in Siberia

One estimate is half a million new jobs stemming from improvements to the Baikal-Amur Mainline link amid hopes of foreign investment.

New tourist route follows The Great Tea Road

Special train - the Eurasian Star - will reopen exotic and historic trail linking China, Mogolia and Russia.

Introducing the new Siberian railway, opening soon
Travel for the first time by train to Russia's diamond capital, the coldest city in the world!
Key year for decisions on super fast rail link between Moscow and Beijing

33 hour journey between the capitals could be in place by 2020.

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.

Puzzled police were trying to parlez with a Frenchman who 'fell out of' a Trans-Siberian train
...wearing little more than underwear and sneakers. Heavily drunk, he could not explain whether he had left the warm train on his own, or was 'helped'.
Introducing the great new Siberian railway, opening soon

Travel for the first time by train to Russia's diamond capital, the coldest city in the world!

Travelling on the Trans-Siberian in style: wi-fi, gyms, libraries, restaurant carriages, children's playrooms - even arrange for your own carriage to be attached to the train
The royal wheelbarrow that led to the world's greatest railroad

Rare historic pictures show Russia's last tsar as the first builder of the Trans-Siberian Railway 125 years ago this month.

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Sent to Siberia

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.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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