Blaze and gas explosion near Tyumen kills five children aged under nine years of age.
School closed after outbreak in village in Krasnoyarsk region.
Vigilant cook to be rewarded for saving children in shocking incident.
Pet saves helpless child's life acting as surrogate parent in temperatures averaging minus 12C.
More than two dozen children in hospital after blunder by medics administering Mantoux tuberculosis test.
Mother goes in search of Bogdan when she wakes at 6am, and finds he has wandered out of house in middle of night into fierce frost.
Hundreds of years ago, the Cossacks were at the forefront of the conquest of Siberia; now the heritage passes to a new generation.
From the Pacific in the east, to the Urals in the west, hardy Russians display their religious feelings - and bravery.
It takes truly extreme cold for Yakutian students to miss out on their classes: but the big freeze has arrived (except in Chersky).