Oleg Rezanov says he was in ‘trance’ and unable to breathe but walked away - shaking - in -32C Yakutsk cold.
In a remote ice cave in Siberia, three legendary white-bearded figures hold an unexpected conclave.
Today it's +32C in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city, and locals escape heatwave like true Siberians - by chilling on ice.
Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.
In distant times, parts of California and Hawaii were administered from the city of Irkutsk.