Government announces $1.8 bln package, while volunteers from all over the wolrd collect more than 450 tonnes of trash from the shoreline of the unique lake.

As the world prepares to herald in the arrival of 2015, we look back at the winter celebrations of the Soviet yesteryear.

Project to be unveiled at 4th Eastern Economic Forum next month and likely to contain laboratories sunk into the permafrost.

Aisen Nikolaev is drenched by Khaarchaana - the Yakutian Snow Maiden - in minus 10C temperature.

Construction has begun on a Park Inn by Radisson hotel in Novosibirsk with its opening planned for 2014.

Concern is growing over poaching of the 'secretive' manul wild cat - also known as Pallas's Cat.

Relatives of the sailors lost almost six weeks ago on a gold-ore carrying freighter are begging the authorities to keep hunting for the crew.

Former policeman dubbed 'the werewolf' even used his own patrol car to pick up his victims before subjecting them to horrific abuse and injuries.

Elya will now spend Christmas with new family after 'gay' fear is rejected by judges.

Born-again beasts will roam in Ice Age Park in Yakutia, said Aisen Nikolaev, head of Yakutia region.