Siberia
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Russian Sibir. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
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any undesirable or isolated locale, job, etc., to which one is assigned as punishment, a mark of disfavor, or the like.
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As a consequence of Siberia's harsh conditions and its historical function as a place of punishment, to be “sent to Siberia” has become a metaphor for demotion, disgrace, or other forms of status diminution.
Known for its vast space, long and severely cold winters, and few inhabitants widely scattered in small settlements, Siberia has been for many centuries a place of political and criminal exile for Russians who anger the government's authorities.
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Averin grew up in an orphanage in eastern Siberia until he was taken into foster care aged 11.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In the Chita region of Siberia, Russian social-media accounts say speculators are offering places in the 48-hour-long gas-station line at 35,000 rubles, or $454, apiece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
An international team of scientists examined ancient DNA from human remains recovered at four hunter-gatherer cemeteries near Lake Baikal in East Siberia.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Born in Siberia and trained in France, Andreeva has been touted for greatness since her breakthrough at the 2023 Madrid Open - where her talent and fearlessness led to praise from Andy Murray.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Demographically speaking, they lived in the hinterlands, remote and thinly settled; their lives were as far from Wari or Toltec lords as the nomads of Siberia were from the grandees of Beijing.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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