It may seem unusual but sunbathing in snow and wearing nothing more than a swimming costume in -10C can help fitness.

Proposals have been made for high speed trains to run on two routes between Omsk and Novosibirsk, and Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.

Hopes for significant rise of Chinese visitors and special fares between April and October to encourage young Russians to travel to Baikal.

Fur is a way of life in the cold climate, but in a hard-hitting and powerful film she likens the industry to mass wartime killing by fascists.

Derek Doy, 71, was determined to fulfil his childhood dream, overcoming his heart trouble in Novosibirsk, to complete trip.

Pensioner from the UK says medical staff among best in the world after he fell suddenly ill on dream trip across Russia with his wife.

Police warn that the foreign visitors are 'risking their lives' on world's deepest lake.

Here we go back in time and remember 13 remarkable moments of 2013.

Pipeline will go through pristine Altai Mountains in supply route seen as economically vital by Kremlin.

Alexei Tsydenov, 40, told Vladimir Putin that he can raise the quality of life 'in a fairly short period of time'.