Clocks change for the final time, except in Kemerovo, Kamchatka and Chukotka. Confused?
Russia will have 11 time zones instead of the current nine, with Siberia's Kemerovo region moving one hour further from Moscow.
Russia is going back in time if - as expected - new draft laws are passed by the country's parliament.
Animal charity WWF Russia in plea for help to prevent repeat of 1980s winter crisis that killed 90% of species in the region.
There won't by any other Russian idea or brand, or anything from Russia that would be as sellable as Russian Winter.
Extreme swimmers take the plunge to support competitors forced to perform in South Korea without the Russian flag.
To the outside world, the resort of Sheregesh is as well known for Yeti as skiing or snowboarding.
Rescue effort underway to provide emergency feeding sites for the helpless animals, with the wild boar population also in trouble.
Drone footage shows army of surfers paddling a chunk of ice in Ussuri Bay.
The inquisitive baby took a first walk at Orto Doidu zoo in Yakutsk aged three and a half months.