Russia witnessed a fiery display of nature's power on Tuesday as one of the country’s most active volcanoes unleashed a massive ash cloud that rose high into the sky in the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.

Watch: Massive ash clouds blanket Russia’s far east, aviation disrupted

Police in Russia’s Far East broke up a long-running anti-Kremlin protest with force on Saturday, detaining 25 people according to local authorities, in response to what they called an illegal attempt to erect protest tents in a central square.

Police crack down on marathon anti-Kremlin protest in Russia's Far East

Thousands of residents of Khabarovsk have been protesting against the replacement of Governor Sergei Furgal with a Kremlin official since July. What added to these protests was a salmon crisis in Russia's Far East -- to be precise, the region around the endless estuary of the Amur River on Russia’s Pacific coast.

How a fish crisis stoked anti-Kremlin protests in Russia's Far East

Locals say a struggle for democratic freedoms is unfolding in the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk, where the arrest of a popular governor has unleashed massive protests.

Massive protests in Russia's far east rattle Kremlin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a landmark decision of giving a line of credit worth $1 Billion for the development of the Far East region in Russia. This is the first time that India is giving a line of credit for a particular region of another country.

PM Narendra Modi announces $1billion line of credit for development of Russia's Far East region