What I wasn't expecting was just how beautiful everything looked under the sparkling white blanket of snow.
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Residents 'heartless' to abandon animals when oil leaked into floodwater.
Meet our unique Siberian love child, a female cross between a lion and a tigress, and the undisputed star of Novosibirsk Zoo.
The navigator, who served in the Navy of Peter the Great, gave his name to the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and Bering Bridge.
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5,000 year old site used for fish processing but also rituals which remain a 'huge mystery' involving wolverines and ermine.
Sunbathing in snow and swimming in thermal pool included.
As the winter cold settles in, this is a sight to warm you up (strictly 18+).
Irina Mukhamedshina, 24, a professional dog handler, is perhaps the world's leading expert in training foxes as pets.