in 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 does 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 and is the outstanding symbol of the city its witness everything from celebrations to tragedies and our entrance it's huge so goes with it as you can see. today the city is full of life tourist buses zoom past the sights and snap happy tourists take photographs of new buildings that stand next to ancient and historical structures that are centuries old is happy harmony that makes the fascinating city what it is today. it was

a store in the back streets in the hillside areas behind the cathedral not only will you see impressive views here but the locals relax meet friends and family sing songs and paint in general feels like 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 shit is the main highlight it was built in eleven fifty seven and became the model for cathedrals all over russia it was the principal place where the trenches 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'll encounter interest. 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 of which 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 have invited me to take a look. but it struck by lightning so it was replaced with what you see today the brick which is over two hundred years old i do this with the staircase isn't writing slightly out of breath at the top when met by a selection of impressive bells and just look at these incredible views. and that's brings us to our guest straight into or is just months right is on his first visit to russia to skate the madness and mayhem of most here's a sample the delights of the golden range between time he wants he simply won't be

disappointed. if i bring it to a specialist my time in moscow which is just completely different to 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 well i think it's absolutely beautiful and surprising. so in this new russian village australian friend said softly explore what there is to say.

a lot of. thirty dollars a night but that is. comparable to a backpack is in new york. for you book always make sure you know what type of getting. renovation conditioning is needed during the hot and sticky rush and some of. the big difference in this experiment as you can see. heading inside the main mystery here at the hotel let's you and say something so traditional russian cooking do you need.

you need. 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 state history architect and odd museum founded in one nine hundred fifty six one of the first such museums in russia. the architecture a monument in the region including several unesco heritage sites the war and history display of the museum is located inside the golden gates if you choose lots of armor and weapons from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries also 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 mia. 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 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 in blood or mia then the 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 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 was mostly used just by the wealthy so the factory aimed at producing it for the masses to use in the every day lives was here really already feeling here probably by this place the life palace and people working here but now they say hello horace inferred that we are the laborers that these various items and bring to us as well this was just thick skulled says. they're off it.

it's amazing that inside such industrial setting they can produce i.c.c. 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 charge 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 a 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 is to their guests town and also important and famous people in russia your example these crystal table lamps decorated with emblems of all the soviet republics were presented to two million see some time later a similar was given to the cosmonaut yuri gagarin president 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 the candidates will be here. piecing together medieval a modern day russia a spectrum of stark and cultural wonders and when you see true russian country life in the past and present i think also helps many westerners untangle the knots they have regarding life here so enjoy the summer sun bright and enjoy the magical architecture and local traditions a visit to one of russia's cities and towns is an experience you will never forget . while unfortunately my time is up that's all we have from this week's program areas. i'll see you again at the same time next week for more. from yet another amazing. film for me and the rest of the team. an hour.

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a flat exchange and ships in barcelona securing twice as many medals as the nearest rivals with one day of competition to go. and extreme behavior. gets through skateboarding girls while jimmy bass really shines on these makes the sixteenth annual it's games in los angeles. now it's off way through the russian premier league season and the pick of south of these actions sold tabletop was in need to fit champions or be in and extend the overall aid in the process sonny comfortably won the match after a brace of bills from strike that i did something that was up there just before halftime i was pressed on the hour. and gets a call from the second of the day to seal the to me a final score after sixty five minutes may they cross that was me headed at the far post by the national squad striker it means a chance for you this hour now temperance i have ever been.

elsewhere terry great to live here with the same squad suniel and in the late games namo were held today. here in moscow. meanwhile spanish football giants are real madrid began training ahead of a couple of pre-season friendlies in north america the club's record signing cursed at her and aldo spoke to the press earlier this week and said he is excited about the upcoming season. do. finish. you off to focus knowing that and majid are really focused i will account for this for this season. we come here to los angeles to carry on with the of the tournament so we're ready we are ready for the decision to not know the mall should there's a training so when you start to say there we are ready. this new coach you said warning of a very very good experience in

a diverse very good training center is you do shows but intensity training so you are really right. and these goods is always good to travel to see different cultures so we are very happy to be here now russia continued the european championships in barcelona a total of twenty medals now for the country twice as many as their nearest rivals . russian ladies have claimed all three medals in the women's four hundred metres final but see on the field of boxing a style of end on that in the three of us up there getting a good start and securing gold silver and bronze respectively a bit of a holding on for a fast of a period gold medal adding to a collection which includes two olympic silver is from athens and a world champion should go on last him. please well that's a hell of a given that isn't bible is noticeably absent from the pro bowl develops with law itself on a bill that was doing a great job in bringing russia and now the gold the arsons layering four point

seven to five meters while germans silkiest the board and these a rise of got silver and bronze respective me with for me those sixty five cents which is. no more successful the arsenal it is it was eight hundred meters might be a seven of a living up to her status as bravery by winning a title one minute thanks to a point twenty two seconds thanks once again we are told that he needs second gold of the yeah up the winning of the same discipline at the world indoor championships . it is not a continue the breaking success in the middle distances winning the women's three thousand meter steeplechase well champion martyrdom in this was unable to overpower the rushing towards the end meaning spain's first medal of the position is a silver one the more thought a lovable want to battle for the bruins to join compadre of on the podium.

if i may not be untrue or that some drama for me in the women's four hundred meter hurdles won gold in record setting fashion the vet sure not covering the distance in a time all fifty two point nine two two seconds bulgarian vanya stumble about picked up so well while breaking sperry shakes drayton set a personal best to grab a bronze medal. out's had stateside now where some of the world's bast daredevils have gathered once again to showcase their skills at the sixteenth annual igs games in los angeles here you're going to yawn stealing the show in the skateboard events where jamie bass rig producing some magic on a bee and makes bike englishman past week showing great film or it showing wouldn't six points for his wife for the high school the finals best becoming the first driver in history to win big be a mix of various bands more times elsewhere to family because it was shown why it was on hand to try for move more domestically bob the twenty three year old who

specializes in snowboarding as well as boarding was stopped short by p.r. new got you on the degraded canadian so cool on the two first place and he also got his second build overnight fast treat that story. now back in russia the country's street ball team reclaimed the trophy they lost to ukraine last him beat a stunning in the final of the fourth annual moscow open meter also has the story. bad weather is a common problem for us to a bowl organizers in moscow cold hard win and poor and we intend to show up at the least appropriate moment that certainly wasn't the case at the end on the last one which attracted the biggest number of participants and spectators in his four year history. the temperature dropped to just thirty two celsius from thirty seven the previous day making nearly perfect playing conditions team russia had a lot to prove after losing their title from two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight to korean last year and after hanging on to the he still venus

best of three series on friday the host made the quarterfinals teen daughters had an ace up their sleeve centered on it some of the it was tending to throw our team tall and win one twenty kilograms but question is overall skill set along with a solid game plan and execution were too much for miller was to handle and the same the final against italy was even an easier ride as point guard mchale didn't or was on fire from long range whatever the player who emerged at the fan favorite didn't represent a home crowd it was team romania's experienced leader with a beautiful acting name akio khan tanika steele he's too even combined with an unparalleled passion and killer instinct on the floor made him the star of the tournament despite romania's heartbreaking loss to italy and the third place given showing that really you know we fell into a rhythm but it brought to me that we didn't make it in three we were trying we were trying to go where no agreed to bottom part of the three ball but they're

going right to the finally was time for what usually is the most exciting part of it all the slam dunk contest which soon turned into a two man showdown between a local high flier alex on the show again and but i knew good afternoon of the serbian team and even though the serb had the most spectacular donk of all the hometown boy was more consistent and left home with a title that's for team russia their final against dystonia was a predictably. tougher contest than the previous ones but once again smart play and taken advantage of the mismatches got the job done for the most eighteen turn of the final score would you say you want to sound of the tournament m.v.p. the most keep the trophy for the third time in four years the media was before the t.v. moscow. and there's been more sports most of it is at the luzhniki on saturday as part of the international sports forum taking place here in the capital and on course. russia is truly

a country of sports especially in the summertime when the weather is just perfect and everyone wants to be outside so without any further and to sit back relax and enjoy and let you know that russian style. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you thank you thank you thanks. thanks. thanks.

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thousands of people homeless as central russia has its worst heat wave in over one hundred years. toxic water supplies in russia's far east are under threat as chinese authorities struggle to stop thousands of chemical waste barrels in the flooded river from reaching russia. and it's turning authorities parenti nazi protesters for the former soldiers who fought with the nazis to gather for a commemoration in the country. live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with the twenty four hours a day good to have you with us but these twenty eight people have been killed in forest fires that continue to ravage central russia sweltering since the middle of june the country is in the grip of its most severe heat wave for one hundred thirty years firefighters are still battling to contain the blazes in the last two days

thousands of had to watch their homes burn and tens of thousands have been evacuated sarah first reports now from the region one of the worst hit areas. well in brightness they've made managing to get the situation under control of the last few days has seen a huge amount of destruction caused by these by as we've visited the town of muscle of coaches one of the worst hit in the area is some of the people who are living that find out how they were taping with the situation they could only watch helplessly at the firestorm that they say one person's along with this is a village of miles love about fifteen minutes from burnished fifty center one of the places worst affected by the fires that have left many of the homes completely destroyed. the fire wasted no time flames leaping from building to building incinerated eighty houses and making two hundred people homeless or with new.