1,500 Interior Ministry troops deployed in host city for Winter Olympics.
There's no better place to grow than in the towns like my historic Tara, founded in 1594, without traffic jams and supermarkets, but with winter fun and fresh air.
The new energy source in the remote settlement of Yailyu is powered by the sun, of which Siberia has plenty - summer and winter.
What do you do if you have no option but to get married in the harsh and cold Russian winters? We find out…
Photographer Svetlana Kazina shows off washing day in the Altai Mountains - and her loo roll with frostbite!
The successful bid was at one of Siberia's most popular winter sports resorts - Sheregesh.
$50 billion has created a dream Winter Olympics resort - but Siberia also has great mountains.
Fast-freezing clothes, hot water fireworks, ice and snow bathing, vodka lollipops, dog sledging - see our report from the Kingdom of Cold.