With an average annual temperature of -5.5°C Russia is the (cold) country in the world. 2 The Russian winter (last) for five months, from November till the end of March, and…

With an average annual temperature of -5.5°C Russia is the (cold) country in the world. 2 The Russian winter (last) for five months, from November till the end of March, and causes extensive transportation difficulties. 3 Throughout history, the Russian winter (offer) protection to Russia by keeping away the nation's enemies. 4 As a result, it (refer) to as 'General Winter' and "General Snow. 5 The average and minimum temperatures in various Russian regions differ. The severest winter is experienced in Yakutia, with temperatures (fall) to -60°C 6 In... (it) European regions (west of the Ural Mountains) the Russian winter is not as cold, with average temperatures not going much below-15°C. 7 However, it is sometimes much... (cold) and during the winter of 2005/06, temperatures averaged from -25°C to -30°C in Moscow during the whole month of January.