Freak climate conditions sees an abnormally warm November.
Angel of Siberia is another unofficial name of Tobolsk.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
If you can't come here, at least you can breathe the crystal clear air.
Altai route for gas to China could take priority, reported Reuters.
It's official - Siberia is to stop being one of the only places on earth where you cannot buy a McDonald's hamburger.
Soot-coloured snowfall covers the ground in Siberia's second largest city.
Here are some seasonal pictures as western Siberia gets its debut whiteout of the autumn.
Destruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.