The coldest place in Russia (and on Earth)
The village of Oymyakon is officially the coldest place in Russia, where the temperature can drop to a bracing -60C.
Locals wear thick fur coats not for show, but survival. Eyelashes (ресницы) quickly become covered with hoarfrost (иней), and children have to pop in and out of shops on their way to school to get warm. Motorists (автомобилисты, водители) install double-glazed windows in their cars, wrap the engines in blankets, and never turn them off on the road — the chances of getting stuck in the middle of a wintry wasteland (холодная пустыня) are too great.
Nevertheless, Oymyakon attracts tourists — visitors from other cities and countries come here to bathe in the thermal springs (горячие источники), and ride the local horses and reindeer sleds (оленьи нарты). The actor Tom Hardy even stopped by.
