Stunning pictures as shamans from around the world gather in Sayan Mountains.

The Kremlin's 'Mr Siberia' Viktor Tolokonsky tells 'Sphere of Influence' business magazine what our vast region means to him.

President Putin opened his visit to Buryatia by going to Ivolga Datsan, the main monastery of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha in Russia.

The mayor of Vladivostok is fed up with Moscow being asleep when he needs key decisions to be made.

Kara-ool Dopchun-ool - the highest shaman in the Tuva Republic, and also Turkey - explains his role in his own words.

Seasonal greetings from the east of Russia where there are no less than seven different Father Christmas figures to bring joy to children in winter. 

Location still a mystery for aching president's away-from-it-all hike.

Head of state believed to be in scenic Khakassia after his presidential plane spotted in Abakan.

Sergei Shoigu says 'utter nonsense' that army is 'total wreck'.

A 25 year old woman 'kills her married lover, his wife, and two children' in Tuva republic.