Siberia became a part of Russia with incredible speed. In 1585, the first Russian expedition attempting to cross the Eurasian continent perished beyond the Urals; only 54 years later, however ...

At the beginning of the 13th century, the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan subjugated the tribes that inhabited Siberia. To safeguard his life and the prosperity of his lands, one of the local rulers ...

Russia’s efforts center around the Yamal Peninsula, a finger of land extending north from Siberia into the Arctic Circle, ... a tribe called the Nenets has lived on the peninsula.

How did Russia become the largest country in the world? In this first part of our detailed series, we trace the early history ...

Remains and Balloon Cordage Discovered in Siberia. IMPERIAL AUTHORITIES ACT Russian Officials Will Investigate a Report from the Timur Peninsula Tribes. Share full article.

An Evenk settlement in Russia's Far North (ITAR-TASS) MOSCOW -- The Evenks, an indigenous tribe that leads a nomadic life herding reindeer in northern Siberia, fears its way of life will be lost ...

(RNS) — The sentence comes in response to Aleksandr Gabyshev’s 2019 attempt to march from Siberia to Moscow, where, he claimed, he would use his self-proclaimed shamanic powers to ‘purge ...

Beyond Irkutsk, a city along the Trans-Siberian Railway, my neighbor plunked a sausage and a bottle of Cognac on the table. When you ride the Trans-Siberian Railway, you get a window into Russia's ...

Scientists from Siberia claim a tomb holds evidence of a new, previously unknown ancient culture.