When the temperature dips to minus 30C in Tobolsk, kids are allowed a day off school.

Seasonal greetings to all parts of the world marking Christmas Day on 25 December, even though we have to wait a little longer!

It almost looks like a lawn mower being pushed across a frozen river. What's going on?

Desert-like landscapes replaced full-flowing water deep enough for heavy cargo ships.

The anglers became trapped in mouth of Silinka River as it joins the Amur River.

Today it's +32C in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city, and locals escape heatwave like true Siberians - by chilling on ice.

Hopes for significant rise of Chinese visitors and special fares between April and October to encourage young Russians to travel to Baikal.

Video shows how breeders corral the horses into the water, believing the island grass is more nutritious.

Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.

Special testing kits sent to Sochi amid 'fears from Japan' and other countries over risk from deliberate deadly disease strike.