Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.
At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.
Photographer seeks crowdfunding for trip to this little known natural wonder so remote that almost no pictures exist.
Cats and dogs are left at the mercy of extremely cold weather reaching -50C with no proper animal winter shelter in Yakutsk.
Officials deny any risk of atomic contamination from the site in Sakha Republic.
Fyodor Andreev leaves Alrosa, based in the Sakha Republic.