A win would offer a boost to Siberia's international profile as a winter sports haven, says president.
Extreme swimmers take the plunge to support competitors forced to perform in South Korea without the Russian flag.
Scientists find how the animals produce ethanol in winter as an anti-freeze giving them the survival spirit.
Siberian city 'beats' the world famous ski resorts of Zermatt and Verbier which postpone their bid to host the winter sports festival.
The drama, beauty - and absurdity - of our weather.
There won't by any other Russian idea or brand, or anything from Russia that would be as sellable as Russian Winter.
A picture of Anastasia Gruzdeva, 25, in deep winter with frosty eyelashes went viral: now she shows her summer look, covered in mosquitoes.
Ice swimming at night is the best cure for winter blues.
The weirdest winter for decades takes a cold turn but milder weather is on the way again.