We take a trip to Mount Mamai in the Republic of Buryatia, well-known to local snow fanatics, but still a secret to many outsiders.

Two young birds saved after taking a seriously wrong turn during migration.

Low temperatures are a time for fun in -50C and below - riding bikes, ice swimming or eating frozen noodles.

I hate the cold, yet here I was, in winter, boarding a plane for Siberia. This was no holiday– after all, no one goes to Siberia for a holiday!

These stunning images were taken by Russian photographer Alexander Tyryshkin on a unique Siberian lake that never freezes, no matter how cold the winter.

Model Amina Karat, 34, poses on the Saamys-Kumaga sands in Yakutia.

The animal got into a habit of visiting rubbish dumps on remote Novaya Zemlya, say researchers.

Seasonal greetings from the east of Russia where there are no less than seven different Father Christmas figures to bring joy to children in winter. 

Winter studies for pupils in Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold stop only when air temperature drops below -56C.