Nowhere in the world runs its roads, trains and airports as well as Siberia during the harsh winters.
As it arrives, cosmodrome is hit by claims it is victim of 'fraud of the century'.
Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.
Hundreds - including dozens of children - evacuated safely as fires destroy and threaten homes.
More than five dozen suffer acute intestinal problems from the event at Tyoshchin Yazyk tourist resort in Russia's Sakha Republic.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.
Vostochny 'not ready' for December Soyuz liftoff, says source in Roscosmos.
Russia’s coldest region harvests first berries and mushrooms weeks ahead of schedule.