Siberia has been a part of modern Russia since the 16th and 17th centuries. The territory ranges from Ural Mountains to watershed between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins. Moreover, it stretches from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and also to the national borders of Mongolia and China. With such range, Siberia occupies 77% of Russia’s land area with the area of 13.1 million square kilometers. Although Siberia […]