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'Irkutsk has the sins, the false hair, and the perfume for which Paris is noted'
Mrs John Clarence Lee, 1914

Next ‘stop’ Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean?

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

The day the world’s most polluted city was in Siberia

The Leo Express: a rescued Amur leopard is sent on a 9h flight across Russia to cure back tumour

No snow in Siberia? Locals marvel - and worry - at the 'snow shortage'

Weather goes crazy in Siberia - with record high temperatures, then July snow 

New warning about climate change linked to peat bogs

The day the world’s most polluted city was in Siberia

Recent forest fires 'destroyed' 2 million hectares - 'an unprecedented catastrophe in Siberia'

Extreme warnings issued that Lake Baikal could 'drain dry like the Aral Sea'

Unmasked: the scale of Arctic junk polluting the pristine environment

How poaching is 'killing off' the world's largest reindeer herd on Taimyr Peninsula

Next ‘stop’ Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean?

Gone: endemic Baikal sponge has died completely in several areas of the vast lake

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Troops set to work decontaminating ‘Siberian Chernobyl’ amid fears of ecological catastrophe

Radiation, chemical and biological forces tackle two million tonnes of toxic chemical waste with huge mercury stockpile and oil poisons.

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New spill of 45 tons of jet fuel pollutes tundra in Taymyr
State of emergency declared as second ecological nightmare hits in less than two months.
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Wildfires ‘critical’ in Siberia and Russian Far East, up to ten times worse than last year

People are flouting coronavirus lockdown and start fires, warn officials.

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Video shows frightened leopard cub fleeing raging wildfires in eastern Russia

Kitten is one of the world’s rarest big cats, with only 91 known adults surviving in the wild.

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Tragic moment a rare Amur tiger cub is fatally hit by a bus in Russian Far East

Baby big cat was only four or five months old, sparking concern for the animal’s mother and any siblings.

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56 hungry polar bear besiege village in Chukotka

All public events cancelled, extra protection for children as they go to kindergarten and school.

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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.

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

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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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