Concern is growing over poaching of the 'secretive' manul wild cat - also known as Pallas's Cat.
A future international tourist bonanza is being brewed on the historic Great Tea Road.
The distance between capital city Moscow and key Siberian cities could shrink in plan envisaged by the Kremlin leader.
What I wasn't expecting was just how beautiful everything looked under the sparkling white blanket of snow.
The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.
Neglected by her parents as well as a 'stepfather from hell': Will no-one help this teenager stranded 6,000 miles from home?