January, 8th. The city of Surgut, Russia. The temperature is -33C (-27.4F). It is very cold but not for these young
guys who advocate healthy living. They do not drink alcohol and do not smoke, and they practice quenching.
Categories Automotive, Video
Alexey Garagashyan started making all-terrain vehicles in 1991. The first models were rather lame but
Alexey was successfully improving his skills. Look at one of his creations driving along the thin ice.
Categories Funny, Other, Photos, Russian Nature
Russian winter frosts are severe. But not everyone is ready for cold days anyway. This is what one can
see if he/she decides to have a railway trip in Russia in winter. See and choose planes next time.
Categories Culture, Photos, Russian People, Society
When it is below -45C (-49F) schoolchildren from first to fifth grade do not go to school. When iy is colder than -47C (-52.6F) eighth graders are also permitted to stay at home. When it becomes as cold as -50C (-58F) all children miss school classes.
Many years ago they didn't go to school but they didn't stay at home either. They came outside and played different winter games. Today they prefer the Internet and video games. We are going to visit one school of Yakutsk right now.
Categories Funny, Russian Nature, Russian People, Video
This strange guy often be seen in the streets of Kemerovo, Russia. No matter how cold it is - minus 10 or 30 he is always dressed
this way, as if he's going to a beach. And only in such weather he feels comfortably. He says he hates when spring comes.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People
Such a huge catfish was caught in the Oka river on the 13th of January, 2013. The men are rather proud to show it to you. You
may catch such a fish once and remember it till the last day of yours... But how are they going to share the catch?
This Christmas marathon held in the city of Omsk, Russia, was really freezing cold. It's an annual event but this year it was -30C on January 7th. Despite the cold 707 participants from ten countries of the world and
fifteen regions of Russia came to Omsk to show results. The Omsk region itself was represented by 619 runners. The sports program included the races for 21,1 km and 7 km and a Christmas relay.
Categories Culture, Russian People, Sports, Video
New Year holidays went terribly wrong for these two guys. They came to Dombai (ski resort of the North Caucasus) for winter
entertainments and decided to descend from the hill in a Zorb, but the ball strayed from the path and rolled straight into the gorge...
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
You are going to see the Ruskeala Marble Canyon on these photos. It is located in Karelia, Russia. The thin ice lies
under the the layer of sleet and water. This place is a nice way to find yourself in a winter fairy-tale.
Categories Automotive, Funny, Society, Technology, Video
Winter roads are so dangerous for driving! But workers of road services do not
lie idle, they are not afraid of cold and hard work to minimize accidents!
