Oleg Rezanov says he was in ‘trance’ and unable to breathe but walked away - shaking - in -32C Yakutsk cold.
In a remote ice cave in Siberia, three legendary white-bearded figures hold an unexpected conclave.
Today it's +32C in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city, and locals escape heatwave like true Siberians - by chilling on ice.
Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.
In distant times, parts of California and Hawaii were administered from the city of Irkutsk.
Former paratrooper conscript Timofey Menshikov wanted to escape modern life - and vodka - now faces reunion with family he left behind.