It takes truly extreme cold for Yakutian students to miss out on their classes: but the big freeze has arrived (except in Chersky).

Elephants and tigers entertain public in cities along staggering 16,000km (9,950 mile) route.

The inquisitive baby took a first walk at Orto Doidu zoo in Yakutsk aged three and a half months.

The highway, connecting the cities of Yakutsk with Magadan takes its name from those in gulag camps who perished constructing the bleak road.

Remarkable pictures show deer offered in-flight food by a Polar Airlines cabin attendant.

Long-held dream for a crossing at Yakutsk gets a boost from China. 

The strategic crossing to be built on permafrost in jeopardy due to funds needed for Crimea.

Vessel Stepan Arzhakov ran aground in Lena River after being washed ashore due to strong early morning crosswinds.

Loyal pet was freed but sadly died after being rushed to the vet by animal activists after suffering hypothermia in minus 32C.

Minus 43C (minus 45F) competition in extreme cold in Yakutsk, world's coldest city.