Mysterious green clouds that floated over Moscow on Thursday, provoked various frightening rumours but later were explained in an ordinary way. (VIDEO)

At all times ancient shopping arcades of Arkhangelsk have been peculiar landmarks of this old North Russian city.

Underwater archeologists have found a unique ancient coin - half a grivna - on the bed of River Volkhov in Veliky Novgorod.

A wildlife monument of Bashkiria - the Shulgan-Tash cave - may be included in the UNESCO World heritage list.

Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 9,500 meters (over 31,000 feet), local services reported on Tuesday.

An especially protected nature territory - the Karakansky wildlife preserve - will be established in the Belovsky District of the Kemerovo Region.

Gostini Dvor (Shopping Arcades) — a monument of architecture constructed over 300 years ago - has been opened for public after restoration in Arkhangelsk.

Black diggers have destroyed a unique altar on Demeter's antique sanctuary discovered by archeologists near the Vestnik farm in 2010.

On Tuesday, April 10, the population of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk reached one million.

An extremely rare Amur tiger has been seen walking along a local highway in Russia’s Far East on Friday.