The Trans-Siberian Railway spans 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok -- the longest uninterrupted railway line in the world -- and was built almost entirely by hand between 1891 and 1916, crossing 16 major rivers and eight time zones. At its peak, 89,000 workers were employed simultaneously; an estimated 1,500 died during construction.

Residents of Siberia are asking China for help and say they are even ready to learn Chinese In Irkutsk, locals recorded a video address to Putin, complaining about a severe shortage of school places. They asked the Russian authorities to turn to China with a request to finance the construction of a school. It seems they believe it is faster to get help from Beijing than from Moscow. “We are ready to learn the Chinese language, as we consider it truly necessary for us. Active development of cultural ties with China is the only possible path of development for us,” the residents of Irkutsk said in their appeal.

Russia is ready to allow foreign scientists to use the new "Siberian Circular Photon Source" which has just opened in Novosibirsk It's one of the most powerful particle accelerators on Earth.

Ancient mammoth tusks are still being uncovered in Siberia today These well-preserved mammoth tusks are regularly found in Siberia, where woolly mammoths once roamed during the Ice Age. The region's permafrost has preserved many of these ancient remains for thousands of years