Low temperatures are a time for fun in -50C and below - riding bikes, ice swimming or eating frozen noodles.

The Siberian city is challenging Quebec in Canada and the Swiss canton of Valais for the Universiade-2019.

As the winter cold settles in, this is a sight to warm you up (strictly 18+).

With thick coat to keep it warm, the little Yakut horse loves nothing better than running about the frozen fields.

Anna Tereshkova unveils her ambitious plans to break old taboos and make Novosibirsk a capital of modern art. 

Norilsk is home to the world biggest mining and metallurgy complex, and is shut off from the world in more ways than one. 

This famous ballet troupe toured the UK, becoming unique cultural ambassadors and putting their native Krasnoyarsk on the map in the West.