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Putin: If Russian bear sits still, his teeth, claws will be pulled out Richard Allen Greene and Susannah Cullinane , CNN 5 minute read ...

No, it's not as if bears live in every Russian family as pets. But there is a family that keeps one. The bear is named Stepan. He is 23 years old and has his own website.He stands at a height of 2 ...

Russian officials have declared a state of emergency in parts of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago after what has been described as a “mass invasion” of polar bears in the islands' human settlements.