Siberia: Quick Facts

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Nov. 12, 2026

News •

Sandhill cranes return to Central Valley as Lodi celebrates annual festival • Nov. 6, 2026, 7:57 PM ET (CBS)

Seeds and preserved hair in tomb point to oldest signs of cannabis high 2,800 years ago, study suggests • Nov. 6, 2026, 5:19 PM ET (PBS)

2,800-Year-Old Siberian Sacrificial Tomb Reveals Earliest Known Evidence of Cannabis Intoxication • Nov. 5, 2026, 2:03 PM ET (ScienceAlert)

Nutcracker bird sighting disrupts buses in Mundesley, Norfolk • Oct. 26, 2026, 10:09 AM ET (BBC)

Plague killed a Siberian lab worker. How worried should we be? • Oct. 20, 2026, 7:30 PM ET (The Oklahoman)

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Bolshiye Koty on Lake Baikal

A tundra landscape in summer on the Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, with grassy hills, scattered rocks, and shallow lakes or streams under a cloudy sky.

Oil pumpjack with a red counterweight operating in a snowy field in western Siberia, Russia, with industrial equipment and trees in the background.

Map of northern Eurasia showing the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad in green, running from Moscow in western Russia across Siberia to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. The map also marks the Trans-Manchurian Railroad in yellow, the Trans-Mongolian Railroad in purple, and the Baikal-Amur line in red, with major cities and international borders labeled. An inset map shows the railroad's location within Europe and Asia.

Lake surrounded by dense evergreen forest and grassy wetlands in the taiga of Altai, Russia, with rocks in the foreground and a blue sky above.

Sayan Mountains

Political map of Russia showing national boundaries, major cities, and neighboring countries across Europe and Asia. The map highlights Russia's extensive borders with countries such as Finland, China, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine, and includes a locator inset in the upper left corner indicating Russia's position on a world map. Major Russian cities like Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, and Yekaterinburg are labeled, along with surrounding seas such as the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea,

Yakut reindeer herders journeying through Siberia

Siberian Yakut nomads and their reindeer herds

The unique life of Baikal seals in southern Siberia

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