Today it's +32C in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city, and locals escape heatwave like true Siberians - by chilling on ice.
Russia marks Orthodox Christmas Day on 7 January according to the Julian calendar (and for some this is also a time for fortune telling).
Topsy-turvy summer swings from Saudi-heat to freezer in Arctic north of Russia’s largest region of Yakutia.
First shipment leaves from Yamal Peninsula across the roof of the world as tankers head through the Northern Sea Route for first time.
Here are some seasonal pictures as western Siberia gets its debut whiteout of the autumn.
Summer flooding will worsen dramatically, and the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2034.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
With dumpy little legs, a dense body and a penchant for hiding from trouble, the Manul has proved elusive to nature lovers worldwide.
Scientists say a 'fountain of gas' poured from jelly-like trembling earth in tundra on Belyy Island in northern Siberia.