December started really frosty for Siberia and the Urals. In big cities, the temperature dropped below -35C (-31F). Meanwhile, in the capital area, it didn't get as cold, but it was abnormally snowy!
1. It's -30C (-22F) in Yekaterinburg. Because of the cold weather, public trolleybuses and trams have to reduce their speed to 20-25 km/h (12-16 mph) to avoid breakdowns. And below is what the frozen embankment of th