Bears are increasingly coming out of the forest in search of food, say wildlife experts.

Tsarist inmates and Gulag victims were notoriously transported like cattle in packed carriages. Now it's different, as our pictures show.

Tragedy as mother and 9 year old girl cannot escape after car sank.

Historic cities of Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk ideal to connect country to buoyant Asian markets.

Showing for party founded by Vladimir Putin mirrors the rest of Russia, but ultranationalist Liberal Democrats nudge Communists to third place.

Radical plans to boost the economies of Eastern Siberia and the Far East are emerging in Moscow, say news reports. 

Rouble exchange rate means there is no better time for foreigners to visit Russia and stay in comfort at bargain prices.