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 or military influence throughout the region until it rose in significance after the crown was transferred from soused to the town here that involve the name change the entire principality from rostov through still to vladimir soused of. the golden gate was erected in eleven sixty four i was the outstanding symbol of the city its witness everything from celebrations to tragedies in the over the city's main entrance it's huge so goes with it as you can see is no more. today the city is full of modern life tourist buses zoom past the sights and snap happy tourists take for the grasses 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. a million city attorney 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 to train leaves from. being station three times a day. the magnificent golden white some shifty jewel is the main 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 could be seen from kilometers away. as you examine the history of. you find that at every corner you'll 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 view of the entire area is from the top of the belfry sadly it's close to the public but fortunately the church officials had invited me to take a look. down when it struck by lightning so it was replaced with what you see today brick what is over two hundred years old i had a disk with the staircase isn't arriving slightly out of breath at the top when met by selection of impressive bells and just look at these incredible views. and that's brings us to our guest straight into or is just a month wright is on his first visit to russia to skate the madness and mayhem of

here's a sample the delights of the golden range between time he wants the sickly ones be disappointed. if it's my 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 drools the beautiful golden gates as well as this place here it's completely out of this world it's sort of a traditional russian architecture with this really sort of. a fantastic feel like i've never seen before and even a. beautiful and surprising. so in this new russian village australian friend said softly explore what there is to say.

a lot of. that is. comparable to a backpack is in new york. media so you book always make sure you know what type of getting. a western renovation condition is needed during the hot and sticky rush and some of. the big difference is just experiments as you can see here. and having inside the main message from here at the hotel let's see what jason things so traditional cooking do you didn't.

need. a please guess i'd say. if the sun is too hot during your visit then there are several suggestions we have for you about the same. history architect an art museum founded in one nine hundred fifty six is one of the first such museums in russia. the fifty architectural monuments in the region including several unesco heritage sites the war and history display of the museum is located inside the golden gate. to the nineteenth centuries information about some of the region's most important military people can be found in the museum. of the display inside the gates is a dire omma recreating the events of the twelfth thirty eight. and seized by

the mia. another suggestion of where to stay cool is inside the simpson 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 is going to. 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 wary as the town goes who soundly is also carlos by 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 repellant and some cream with your. people for decades mistakenly translate 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 is mostly used just by the wealthy so the factory aimed at producing it for the masses to use in their everyday lives. here are really already feeling here probably by this amazing life balance and people working here without it's a hell of a horrific third just really hard labor that has various items from breaking glass as well this processing. it. is

amazing that inside such industrial setting they can produce item c. jackets and peaceful. process hasn't changed much over the past two hundred years or so how made by skilled local workers. this delightful building in the town was constructed as a charge at the end of the nineteenth century during the soviet times it was close like thousands of others around the country the 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. there was a tradition of giving crystal artworks to their guests of town and also important and famous people in russia for example these crystal decorated with emblems of all the soviet republics represented. some time later

a similar land was given to. cosmonaut yuri gagarin presented to the people of chile presented him with a beautiful was made in the shape of a soaring bird now this moss is on display at the space museum in star city and. piecing together a modern day russia spectrum of stark and cultural wonders and 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 enjoy the magical architecture and local traditions a visit to cities and towns is an experience you will never forget. well unfortunately my time is up so we have from this week's program areas. i'll see you again at the same time next week for more. than other amazing. for me the rest of the.

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russian inferno twenty eight people are being killed and thousands left homeless as forest fires rage on in a record breaking heat wave. toxic fishing chinese authorities struggle to retrieve thousands of barrels of dangerous chemical waste from a river that supplies fresh water itself eastern russia. nazi defense authorities block anti fascist protesters from entering dystonia as x. nazi soldiers are commemorated in the baltic country. with more news to come your way at the top of the other in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the touch is next with the sports update. hello welcome to what's in the sports news the headlines fast is in the town still billion there are many great is a big side increasing overlaid with yet another victory being seen hold in one of

saturday's highlights. russia in full control of european a flat exchange friendships in barcelona securing twice as many medals as their nearest rivals with juan day of competition still to go. red bull dominate senate in school finding out they have garrett grand prix in budapest with sébastien with south edition just ahead of mark webber. and extreme behavior don't ya gets to skateboarding goals while jamie bast week shines always be a make spike at the sixteenth annual igs games in los angeles. so we start with football as halfway through the russian premier league season and the pick of saturday's actions solti able to defeat champions or be in and extend their lead in the process that it comfortably won the match after a brace of goals from strike i'll examine a cough just before the health time he was the first on the rebound to instantaneously out of shot. and get off medically

a second over the day to seal the two male final score after sixty five minutes. made a cross that was headed at the far post by the national school striker it means that china spotted this man at out hand points ahead of rubin in the table. elsewhere had a girl's name be its ally now with the same score to neil and later on did not take on create a survey out of here in moscow. meanwhile spanish football giants real madrid began training ahead of a couple of pre-season friendlies in north america the club's record signing christian are now. spoke to the press earlier this week out sadies excited about the upcoming season on the new manager the world cup we shouldn't. have to focus alone and my g eight i'm really focused and we're looking for this for this season . we come here to los angeles to carry on with the trim and so

we're ready we are ready for the decision not now we have more sure days to training so when you start to say there will be ready this new coach research morning a. very good experience and a very very good training center is it is short but intensity training so well really well which is right. and it's good it's always good to travel to see different cultures so we are very happy to be here. formula one now where red bull racing zan jones dominated both practice sessions ahead of the grand prix in budapest so boston to tell will start from pole with teammate mark webber securing the second spot on the front row of the grade and that is the red bull's six i want to finish in qualifying this season while the race itself could unfold as a clear five but when red bull drivers who are level on points in the overall standings tell was quickest on saturday both webber has won three races in twenty san juan more than his german teammates elsewhere said added to the next couple of

sponsor after a loans of finished ahead of masai and russia's only as one driver thirty north qualified in seventh leaving behind these rino want to be made. for the first time in his debut season the best grand prix is the last raise before the summer break. i'm happy again to be to be on pole. you know in the end. i think every every saturday and sunday special so being on pole also means a lot for us for the team for myself and hopefully we'll have a good start tomorrow and then we should have a great ride. meanwhile russia continuing the finance of the european athletics championships in barcelona a total of twenty medals now in so for the country that's twice as many as the nearest rivals from russia ladies staking all three medals off a consideration in the women's four hundred metres final exam a futile boxing it was stalin and the welsh up there getting

a good solid and securing gold silver and bronze respectively in fear of a holding on for a fast of a career gold adding to a collection which includes two olympic silver is from athens and a world championship braun's last year. now world record holder yelena isinbayeva is noticeably absent from the vault of dance with lot of shell fall of although doing a great job in bringing russia and now the gold medal the russian clearing four point seventy five meters to take on as germans silkiest begin borg and rising getting silver and balls respects him a great theory only four points sixty five. more successful the russian ladies in the women's eight hundred meters muddy aside in the living up to her status as favored by winning in a time of one minute fame to a point twenty two seconds the twenty four year old adding a second gold of the year after winning in the same discipline at the world indoor championships in doha. now you have

a continual breakthrough success in the middle distances winning the women's three thousand meter steeplechase champion martyrdom in guess i'm able to overpower they were towards the end meaning spain's first medal of the competition is a silver one he was part of a winning a side battle for bruins the joint compadres that would live on the podium. now but in two with an excellent of form in the women's four hundred meter hurdles winning gold record setting fashion the veteran run a covering the distance in the time of fifty two point nine to two seconds belgariad vonn as the ball of a picking up so for a while but unsparing. drake set a personal best to grab the brawns. and another so a medal for usher in the year as part of a competition without that it will you lama about coming in second in the women's marathon a bunch of knights able to see any of the able to break away from the field around the thirty kilometer mark eventually winning her first gold medal in

a major competition came in one minutes and one second behind the women in chapter two bronze. let's have stateside now well some of the world's bass daredevils have gathered once again to showcase their skills at the sixteenth annual igs games in los angeles to yawn stealing the show in the skateboard events with jamie bast week producing some magic on a b m makes bike englishman basket showing great form registering forty six points fall for his ride for the highest score of the finals best becoming the fast riding history to win the be a mix for it events four times two time olympic medalist sean want was on hand to drive for more glory domestically the twenty three year old who specializes in snowboard as well as speed boarding however stop sure will buy a new gun you on the degraded canadian in top form on route to first place and the

thirty year old and got the second build of the night in the best category. now an enthusiastic crowd flock to day three of the international sport forum here in moscow and it was as it was the weekend local and foreign visitors got a taste of events from russia and other failed r.t. is among course of reports from delusion that complex. russian is truly a country of sport especially in the summertime when the weather is just perfect and everyone wants to be outside so without any further ado. relax and enjoy the calgary russian style. we've.

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a record breaking heat wave. toxic fishing chinese authorities struggle to retrieve thousands of barrels of dangerous chemical waste from a river that's. freshwater. russia. defense authorities block. a commemorative in the baltic country. from our studios here in central moscow this is r t with twenty four hours a day at least twenty eight people have been killed and for as far as they continue to ravage central russia sweltering since the middle of june the country's in the grip of its most severe for one hundred thirty years the russian emergencies

minister says the situation is now under control but firefighters are still battling to contain the blazes and the last two days thousands of have to watch their homes burn and many others have been evacuated. reports from the region one of the worst hit areas. they've made managing to get the situation under control after the last few days has seen a huge amount of destruction caused by the by is this the imports and by this heat wave versus the past couple of weeks now we know that around one hundred thousand to. thirty. six thousand. have struggled with this to the people that we've spoken to. says that the witness their own fame is being happened very very quickly very aggressive by that spread rapidly through the houses and there's nothing these people can stand on.