The moon over Baikal glittered in different way, like you are looking at sable fur
'Kate Balkitskaya enjoys Black Russian cocktails in Siberian 'capital' Novosibirsk.
Diamond capital of Russia shines with one of the most spectacular 1 May demonstration in the country.
A 175-room Marriott hotel is to open on a landmark site in Novosibirsk, while Irtuksk is set to get both a Kempinski and a Hyatt.
In the rest of the world, people are sure about one thing: Siberia = cold.
The president's visit to Novosibirsk honours one of the Soviet Union's great heroes but also set the course for future Russian military aviation.
This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.
The luxurious new 175-room Marriott is changing the face of the city in readiness for a 2014 opening.
The Russian president used a visit to Siberia to vow a 5 trillion rouble allocation to re-equip the Russian Air Force.
Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.