One of the great sights for early travellers across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway after its opening in 1899. 

One of the first stone buildings in Novosibirsk, the cathedral stands at the very beginning of its main street, Krasniy Prospect.  

Built in the neo-Byzantine style with a gilded dome, it is named after one of the giants of Russian medieval history, but was also a monument to Tsar Alexander III, who initiated construction of the railway and the establishment of a station at Novonikolayevsk, as the city was then known, and donated the land and the money for the building. 

Women want to serve their country, says deputy defence minister Nikolai Pankov.

Oksana and Alexander Urusov were told they needed more papers to fly with dog Tori, so they dumped her outside the terminal.

What humans see as care is deadly, the most people can do is to observe seals from a safe distance.

Yana on her dream to create a magazine matching Vogue, and Taya on photographing Siberian women to rival the world's top models.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is to lead discussion of how to put Siberia on the world map of growth at the annual forum.

Aged 20, he never went to school but is confident he will easily pass university entrance exams.

Jessica is going to Siberia to see her biological mother Natalia, 38, and father Oleg, 37.