Winter has hit Russia hard. Heavy snow blizzards have engulfed Moscow, preventing the city from operating as normal. The airport in the capital of ... part of Siberia — one of the world's ...

Every winter in Russia's east, rivers that vein the enormous open spaces of Siberia freeze solid. Once the cold begins to bite, life for most people in the region turns inward. But for one group ...

Tucked deep within Siberia, Verkhoyansk is a city that personifies ... As the planet's coldest capital, winter temperatures plunge to staggering lows, often around -40°C (-40°F).

MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that the idea of relocating Russia’s capital city from Moscow to Irkutsk in southeastern Siberia is simply not practicable.