There has long been anxiety about a “Chinese takeover” of Siberia. Even Lake Baikal is not immune.

Youthful tourism ambassadors might be coming to a Russian region near you.

After sixty years of going by another name, New York, Ukraine, is back in action.

A trip for rugged vehicles of many types and stripes, Russia’s “Silk Way” Rally began on July 1 in Omsk.

For some 300 years, the residents of Gorodets, near Nizhny Novgorod, have been making a spicy cookie famous throughout the country, and perhaps the world.

A policeman had a bright idea for how to use his money to help his native village. 

A viral video shows some sleepy and very rare kittens in the Altai region. 

The world's luckiest ferret is set to go on the vacation of a lifetime in the Altai mountains. 

These competitors will gladly dig their own graves, but only if it means victory.

While manufacturers generally don't recommend you fly your drone at temperatures below freezing, that didn't stop videographer Vadim Sherbakov from shooting this amazing film depicting a frozen Lake Baikal. 

When the show can no longer go on, animal members of the Russian State Circus will now be given the opportunity to retire in style in Crimea.

Siberia is surrounded by stereotypes, but there's more to it than exile and cold. It has amazing forests, pine nuts and delicious bird cherry cake.