The bison - or buffalo - are under special protection from hunters amid rising concern over wolf attacks.
Growing number of brave Siberians strip off for the winter, with debate raging about the benefits of taking to the snow and ice naked.
When the temperature dips to minus 30C in Tobolsk, kids are allowed a day off school.
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.
Barack Obama is planning a private show for his wife, and British royal Zara Philips is releasing a video performing the cult South Korean dance.
It's minus 25C but Vlad and Sasha find a scenic spot to practice, inspired by the Winter Olympics.
As the world prepares to herald in the arrival of 2015, we look back at the winter celebrations of the Soviet yesteryear.
Journalist Kate Baklitskaya today begins an epic 3 month tour of some of Siberia's most iconic places.
The flame warms Siberia and even takes a dip in Lake Baikal en route to the Sochi Winter Games.