it's or is it. as it's one of the closest. it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. people have lived in this area of russia for over twenty five thousand years the city was founded in eleven o eight by order of law to be a match for the city gets its name of a new research suggests the city is even older dating back to the tenth century regardless of which founding date is the most accurate the city's most historical significant events occurred around two hundred years later. money had little political on the tree influence throughout the region until it rose in significance off to the crown was transferred from soused to the town here that involve the name change the entire principality from rostov sue still to sue still. the golden gate was erected in eleven sixty four ellis the outstanding symbol of the city its witness everything from celebrations to tragedies. over the city's main entrance

it's huge oak goes with it as you can see. today the city is full of life tourist buses zoom past the sights nice not happy tourists take photographs of new buildings that stand next to ancient and historical structures that are centuries old is happy harmony makes a fascinating city what it is today. it was a store in the back streets in the hillside areas behind the main assumption cathedral not only will you see impressive use here but the locals relax meet friends and family sing songs and paint. considered it's so nice to come and relax here with friends in the fresh air surrounded by impressive architecture. is roughly one hundred and eighty kilometers from moscow the best way to get here is by car if you don't have your own transport like teach the train. station three times a day. the magnificent gold in white some shifty jewel is the may highlight it was

built in eleven fifty seven and became the main model for cathedrals all over russia it was the principal place where the princes of ancient russia were crowned and as a sign of political and religious power it can be seen from kilometers away. as you examine the history of love to me you find that at every corner you encounter interesting facts figures legends and stories there are also dozens of monuments spread throughout the city this one here is a bloody mess with the slum a bitch also known as bloody mia the red sun. the best feel of the entire area is from the top of the belfry sadly it's close to the public but fortunately the church officials have invited me to take a look. down it struck by lightning so it was replaced with what you see today the brickwork is over two hundred years old i hope this wooden staircase isn't arriving slightly out of breath at the top were met by

a selection of impressive bells and just look at these incredible views. and that's brings us to our guest straight in tourist jason months right is on his first visit to russia to skate the madness and mayhem of most here's a sample the delights of a golden ring between time he wants the second one to be disappointed. if it's. time in moscow which is just completely different to a different anything i expected i mean it's unbelievable i was expecting snow and rain and minus temperatures and then i come through. the. beautiful golden gates as well as this place here it's completely out of this sort of traditional russian architecture with this really sort of.

and even a. beautiful and surprising. so in this new russian village australian friend said softly explore what there is to say. between people that is. comparable to a backpack is in new york. is fully booked always make sure you know what type of getting. renovation conditioning is needed during the sticky rush and some of.

the big difference is just experiments as you can see here. and having inside the main mystery here at the hotel let's see what say something so traditional. media. needn't meet. please i'm sorry. if this. is it then there are several suggestions we have for you about the same. history architects and i. founded in one hundred fifty six the first such museums in russia. fifty octane in the region including several.

war and history display of the museum is located inside the golden gate tower if you choose lots of armor and weapons from a twelve to the nineteenth centuries also information about some of the region's most important military people can be found in the museum highlights of the display inside the gates is a dire rama recreating the events of the year twelve thirty eight when titles among those invaded russia and seized blasphemy are. another suggestion of where to stay cool is a side deception cathedral as it's one of the most important churches in the country the interiors are impressive and grand it's decorated with frescoes mosaics and icons the highlight being several valuable religious masterpieces one of the most worshiped holy relics of the russian church is on display here the vladimir icon of the mother of god. the fifteenth century frescoes by famous russian i come painter and they rubinoff also attract many admiring businesses to the religious sites. and if you think you've seen all the sights and

blood in me and then to top worry as the town goes so soundly is also close by with his peaceful lake in quaint village it's a time travelling journey to the past there's also a holiday center in the town offering you the experience of being closer to the region's nature to enjoy outer activities like hiking in the woods cycling and canoeing at the camp just don't forget to have your mosquito repellents and sun cream with your. people for decades mistakenly transit to cusco stanley as crystal goose in english however new research suggests it comes from the word for the tree in old slavic language founded in seven hundred fifty six it only has a population of around sixty thousand but it's known throughout russia for its famous glass factory. and thomas formed around the plant in the eighteenth century at that time glass was mostly used. just by the wealthy aimed at producing it for

the masses to use in the everyday lives. if you're really ready feel the heat from this amazing life balance and people working here without health care is the furthest. that these various items from bringing to us as well as this process just . it's amazing that inside such industrial and brush setting they can produce items suit jackets and beautiful. process hasn't changed much over the past two hundred years items are so how made by skilled local workers. this delightful building in the town was constructed as a judge at the end of the nineteenth century during the soviet times it was close like thousands of others around the country this church here became government offices and the cinema it wasn't until ninety three that it became a museum. there are thousands of glass items here ranging from the eighteenth

century onwards representing the history and development of the factories craftsmanship of that there was a tradition of giving crystal artworks as gifts to their guests of town and also important and famous people in russia for example these crystal table lamps decorated with emblems of all the soviet republics represented just two million since some time later a similar land was given to the cosmonaut yuri gagarin president only z. and the people of chile presented him with a beautiful was made in the shape of a soaring bird now this mars is on display at the space museum in star city and. piecing together a modern day russia spectrum of stark and cultural wonders i'm witnessing true russian country life in the past and present i think also helps many westerners untangle the knots they have regarding life so enjoy the summer sun bright and the match the architecture and local traditions. a visit to one of russia's golden ring

cities and towns is an experience you will never forget. one unfortunately my time is up so we have from this week's program i love beautiful areas of brotherly i'm good i'll see you again at the same time next week for more cultural style again from yet another amazing golden ring desolation until then for me and the rest of the team by an hour. culture is that so much about the taxpayers and i mean to say she isn't even a lot of people at area swimming around a good part of the world is experiencing a crippling heat is this a trend or simply freaking weather one. would

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forty five dot com. top stories this hour in r.t. at least twenty five people have been killed in wildfires across russia as a record breaking heat wave grips the country homes have been destroyed and thousands of fled as far as struggle to stop the flames spreading. emergency crews are scanning a river in china for barrels of highly toxic chemicals which could reach russia in two weeks thousands of the containers were swept away jury severe flooding chinese authorities said the drums of tightly sealed and don't pose any threats. germany looks forced to scrap a system that keeps some convicts behind bars indefinitely preventive detention aims to stop prisoners refunding by keeping them on top after the official sentences ended the european court of human rights says that is illegal. well i'll

be back with more on those stories and other developments in around fifteen minutes from now in the meantime next with the latest from the world of sport. hello welcome to the sports news here from r.t. in moscow and these are the headlines flying high alexander sure stuff claims russia's third gold of the european athletics championships with the best high jump of the season. while flying high vessel leads alonzo as red bull left their rivals trailing during friday's practice sessions the hungaroring grand prix. and the new tiger woods teenage prodigy bobby wyatt wins his fourth straight junior championship far and an amazing fourteen under par round a fifty seven. but we start with football and the russian premier league where

sutton won one military to one g. alexander sets out fine you break the deadlock in the sixty seven minutes and home side and hung on for victory. elsewhere on thursday night five time european champions liverpool have won forty in the europa league after diving and go scored in the traffic to get a much changed reds team to know when it macedonian side in the first leg of their qualifier and live core manager roy hodgson was pleased with the result of his first competitive game in charge. they were very satisfied i think it was a. again which could have been very difficult force within the thought that the fantastic four. or four were very very supportive the team quite brilliantly throughout the game. it's a big. so well it was played today or used to play for the prequel deal with pretty much is. really pleased with the way we all want to build their business and who plays the course but we can go about two or three with. a margin of victory we

treated very close to be a little bit more comfortable we're going to have we lost or draw good or. and there was also a first in best of game in charge of the new manager ventas as the igi down there these men claim to comfortable to know when the shamrock rovers in dublin brazilian strike and mary was we base here right just three minutes and after the one two with compaction diego the ball passed away his keeper and then he netted his second with a header in the seventy fifth minute so final score of tuna. i must say i'm already had a good performance he worked well i have always thought only was an important player for juventus he may have years when his scoring if you were goals but his strength his movement is very useful to the way we play and today he played excellently he scored two goals hit the post but aside from this he helped the defense he work like everyone else and i think the team today played well for the

timing in which it was brought to do these preliminary for europa league athletics now russia have won their third gold medal on day three of the european championships in barcelona and the team now tops the overall table with ten medals alexander surest of claims the top honors in the men's high jump the world's best by the season two meters thirty three centimeters the silver went to his. house world view the indoor champion robert martin to the bronze. and yet to me successfully defended his title in the men's fifty kilometer walk the thirty two year old went the distance in a time of three hours forty minutes and thirty seven seconds to his two thousand and six title helensburgh so it all came in behind the frenchman for the silver medal rush and set a record and landed us a podium securing bronze. so with just two days worth of competition remaining team russia leads the table from nearest rivals france by

three medals to countries amassing three golds each side in barcelona great britain and northern ireland have five medals germany and valorous run. off the top five with three medals each but the germans have one more gold. motorsports now a peg to solberg leads the rally of finland after taking advantage of his main rivals misfortunes as the norwegians all make of heaven and crash out which means salzburg is now the man to catch haven't built up a four point nine second lead through the first three special stages lost control of his fellow rowing kilometers into stage four sahlberg meanwhile is looking to win this event for the first time it's moved into first place with a one point three second lead haven't. fallen as also no one in finland he sold works nearest rival at the moment for the by danny saw though it's about the notion . now staying home to work at moving over to formula one where sebastian vettel mark webber dominated the morning session back in each other for the fastest time

with the nearest rivals about a second the kind but ferrari finally hit their stride in the often run the two time champion fernando alonso able to squeeze between two red drivers in the standings his teammate philippe mass that was not far behind him for rushing to target for twelve hours to a very solid run and finished fifth just ahead of lewis hamilton before spinning out to moon session. on the goal from the alabama boys state junior championship where seventeen year old bobby wyatt carded a fourteen under par fifty seven thought to be a new world record while lost in the first round of last week's us junior championship but this time the alabama native shot and nine on the cot twenty six on the front nine and then reached a remarkable forty nanda when his parts on seventeen found the bottom of the cup what also went on to win the event with a final round one under par seventy on friday to secure his fourth straight for state we need a championship however the teenager says there's always room for improvement.

believe it or not as they always say you leave a couple no matter what the score is you have to couple out there at fifty seven yes. i can always get better i guess there's always room for improvement so i began with the zone as they say i guess you said i was seeing. everything i was there was good but when and for a lot of a lot of twenty six on the front yes. it's like a video game not quite and saying these youngsters there's just over a fortnight to go before singapore hosts the first ever use and impacts from the forty's to the twenty sixth of august more than five thousand young athletes from all over the globe will be competing in twenty six disciplines the szechuan of events following the one that will run in one hundred twenty twelve this will also be the first sporting events to include both cultural and educational programs. it . is an opportunity to bring people together those the developing ideals i think

the purpose of the first youth games do this at a much younger age for various athletes around the world so that we can incorporate into them these strong values that the games want to promote at a younger age and we hope they will carry these values forward as they grow up and spread it. and finally the international sport forum continues in moscow and while the russian foreign dignitaries are busy with conferences around tables other businesses are attending offense such as that involving the russian martial arts somebody possible. to many russians sambo is a national treasure the word sambo means self defense without a weapon and many involved in this noble sport have dreams of one day competing in the olympic games those they recognized by the olympic movement since nine hundred eighty one sambo still lacks

a place on the olympic program out of eighty one the world associations it seems it's the russian sample federation which has the biggest desire to join the olympic family dinner putin mentioned chris simply that it's about time sambo became an olympic event and we all agreed because it's hold right popular to use huge russia will start actively pursuing doing pick membership soon because old olympic requirements can already be met today well no matter what happens on the international circuit the russians can rest assured that their peril has a long life ahead events like this presidents cup happen regularly across the country and involved for in the athletes as well that in addition to annual world and european championships taking place across the globe. of course world and european venues are important but for us in the athletes any competition is vital we do our best regardless of whether it's a national or international event the only thing is that i wish georgian if these were here to make the belts more competitive in the absence of georgia russia met

with their other top competition in the final bell a ruse it's a little off nine bats took place with the holes proving no match for eventually winning the russian president's cup for the fourth year in a row while kazakhstan's if you to ukraine in a day small for an all taking third place on the podium. one of the world made it is the obvious in the way of thinking. basically. let me thank you thank you thank thank thank and that's all the support for this promise and.

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fires ripped through central russia killing dead and leaving thousands more homeless join me later for more. also this hour emergency crews are scanning a river in charge of highly toxic chemicals which could reach russia in two weeks. living in fear. that keeps behind balls indefinitely and many say releasing them would put the public at risk. live from our studios here in central moscow this is twenty four hours a day for. phones have killed at least twenty five people in the fells homeless in

central russia as a heat wave grips much of the country the situation has escalated following weeks of record breaking temperatures. reports now from a village ravaged by far that's only forty kilometers from moscow just take a look at the damage around me here these charge remains show what can happen when record heat meets drought like conditions and this was somebody is home and look nothing here is as it once was everything has been demolished now this family made it out ok but they're heartbroken you know they worked hard to accumulate things to keep the family comfortable and together and now look at it it's all demolished and that's been the story throughout central russia where forest fires have ripped through the central area killing twenty five people and leaving two thousand homeless so now people are trying to figure out what's the next step how do they go on from here.