On a recent trip to Siberia, the BBC Moscow correspondent, Steve Rosenberg, was pursued by a local journalist. The next thing he knew, he was featured on the TV news and criticised for showing a less than idyllic view of Russia
Novosibirsk
- Third most populous city in Russia after Moscow and St Petersburg, situated in south-western Siberia
- Population of 1,473,754 according to the 2010 Census
- Founded in 1893 at the future site of a Trans-Siberian railway bridge across the River Ob
- Summer temperatures can reach 30C while winter temperatures can fall to -30C
