Fast-freezing clothes, hot water fireworks, ice and snow bathing, vodka lollipops, dog sledging - see our report from the Kingdom of Cold.

It's minus 25C but Vlad and Sasha find a scenic spot to practice, inspired by the Winter Olympics.

Dashcam video released by police shows how family took wrong turn and car plunged into Lake Baikal.

A young man and woman were killed as they snowboarded in Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo region.

Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.

Hermit Agafya Lykova to be sent urgent supplies this week to help her get through winter.

Total of 110,000 tonnes sent to Europe across the new Northern Sea Route.

Stuck vessel needs electricity supply from shore after getting gridlocked for rest of winter on Northern Sea Route.

Russia will have 11 time zones instead of the current nine, with Siberia's Kemerovo region moving one hour further from Moscow.