air quality Krasnoyarsk

Abnormally hot May weather resembles midsummer with air temperatures as high as +35C.

Krasnoyarsk's skies have been black since the start of the New Year, with locals complaining of 'chemical smell', lack of oxygen.

This famous ballet troupe toured the UK, becoming unique cultural ambassadors and putting their native Krasnoyarsk on the map in the West.

A smoky haze in British Columbia originated in Eastern Siberia, says a top Canadian meteorologist.

Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.

The beaches here are thronged with sun-seekers, children paddle in the warm waters — even the babushki are relaxed.

A renaissance of one of Siberia's first outposts as the Far North becomes the new economic frontier.

A gargantuan investment in economic development across many eastern Russian regions was confirmed in Irkutsk by En+ Group.