How billions of trees left their mark on an empire’s psyche – shaping ideological and literal battles up to the present day ...

Bone-chilling winter temperatures. Sub-Arctic taiga forests as far as the eye can see. Blinding clouds of mosquitos. Vast deposits of diamonds, gold, and other minerals. Add to the list of qualities ...

In Russia's Urals region, towns that once churned out industrial chemicals and coal are now largely abandoned. Verkhnyaya Gubakha was once a thriving city of more than 30,000, but the population has ...

KHABAROVSK, July 10 (Itar-Tass) —— A total of 20 out of 68 wildfires have been extinguished in Russia’s Far Eastern regions over the past 24 hours, a spokesman for the Far Eastern federal district ...

If you thought Russia is only about snow-covered mountains and cold places, then this will surprise you. Russia, by a huge margin, has the forest cover in the world! The country is home to frozen ...