But there was a time when "Siberia" was the name of a separate country. ... Tumen (Chimgi-Tura) on Sigismund von Herberstein's map, published in 1549. Public Domain ...

Siberia? “It looks like we’re going to be in Switzerland here, unless we’re in Japan. Yeah, we have to be in Japan here,” Rainbolt said, correctly pinpointing the country.

Last July, Ian A. Frazier ’73 spoke to National Public Radio about his most recent nonfiction work, “Travels in Siberia.” When asked why he had ventured into the territory (five times in 16 ...