The 'capital of Siberia' this week hosts the World Snow Forum 2013 dedicated to improving modern life for people living in the harshest winter conditions.
Hairy beasts are brought back to life in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city.
Computer game fan spent one month creating his model of the 1940s artillery vehicle in his grandmother's garden.
Exceptionally heavy snow falls lead to hunger and death for hardy animals.
Yakutia in a white blanket as temperatures dip to minus 6C as winter 'comes too soon'.
Many Pacific islands are famed for their palm trees, but Sakhalin is facing some of the heaviest January blizzards in living memory.
Alyona Netunaeva, 10, was in coma for 9 days but frantic efforts by surgeons failed to save her.
Here are some seasonal pictures as western Siberia gets its debut whiteout of the autumn.
Animal had its snout pushed into the snow as police and wildlife watchdogs search for attackers.