Russia smothered by snowfall

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Updated On Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

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A woman walks past the Orthodox Svyato-Nikolsky church in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

A woman walks past the Orthodox Svyato-Nikolsky church in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia. (Reuters)

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People brave the freezing outdoors in central Moscow. The temperatures in Moscow dropped to minus 20C (-3F), but due to high humidity and strong cold wind, weather experts said it would feel more like minus 27 (-13F). (AFP Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

People brave the freezing outdoors in central Moscow. The temperatures in Moscow dropped to minus 20C (-3F), but due to high humidity and strong cold wind, weather experts said it would feel more like minus 27 (-13F). (AFP Photo)

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Two women play in the snow in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia, according to media reports. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

Two women play in the snow in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia, according to media reports. (Reuters)

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Smoke rises from the chimneys of traditional wooden houses as air temperatures reached minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) in the village of Sliznevo, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A cold spell in central and eastern parts of Russia has led to temperatures dropping to minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

Smoke rises from the chimneys of traditional wooden houses as air temperatures reached minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) in the village of Sliznevo, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A cold spell in central and eastern parts of Russia has led to temperatures dropping to minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts. (Reuters)

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A stray dog walks along an embankment in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

A stray dog walks along an embankment in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia. (Reuters)

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An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing service in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Soyuz with US astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on December 19. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing service in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Soyuz with US astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on December 19. (Reuters)

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The sun sets in minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) weather, in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A cold spell in central and eastern parts of Russia led to temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celcius (minus 58 Fahrenheit) in some parts. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

The sun sets in minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) weather, in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A cold spell in central and eastern parts of Russia led to temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celcius (minus 58 Fahrenheit) in some parts. (Reuters)

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Two men walk along an embankment in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

Two men walk along an embankment in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A severe cold spell has brought temperatures around 10-20 degrees Celcius lower than average across Siberia. (Reuters)

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Trees and a road sign covered with heavy hoarfrost are seen on a bank of the Yenisei River in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

Trees and a road sign covered with heavy hoarfrost are seen on a bank of the Yenisei River in an air temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. (Reuters)

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A bird flies as the sun sets behind the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Orthodox Chapel, the city's oldest building, in minus 30 degree Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) weather, in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A cold spell in central and eastern parts of Russia led to temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celcius (minus 58 Fahrenheit) in some parts. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 18, 2012 07:43 pm IST

A bird flies as the sun sets behind the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Orthodox Chapel, the city's oldest building, in minus 30 degree Celcius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) weather, in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. A cold spell in central and eastern parts of Russia led to temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celcius (minus 58 Fahrenheit) in some parts. (Reuters)

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