lucky me i had a little political on the tree influence throughout the region until it rose in significance after the crown was transferred from cecil to the town here that involve the name change the entire principality from rostov sue 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 in the. entrance its 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 as 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's worth exploring the backstreets in the hillside areas behind the main assumption 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. 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 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 love to me to 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 a slum. which also known as blood to me 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 at the regional belfry struck by lightning so it was replaced with what you see today the brick which is over two hundred years old i kind of disagree with the staircase isn't arriving 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 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 second one and be disciplined just. by being put through 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 near 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 it is really all night sort of. a fantastic thing for him and even a well i think it's absolutely beautiful and surprising. so in this new russian village australian friend said soft to explore what there is to say. to me.

thirty dollars a night between three people that is. comparable to a backpack is in new york. before you book anyways make sure you know what type of getting there. renovation conditioning is needed during the hot sticky rush and some of. the big difference is just experiments as you can see here. and having inside the main message from here that it's out let's see what say something so traditional russian cooking do 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 same to me and through some history architect an odd museum founded in one nine hundred fifty six is one of the first such museums in russia the united more than fifty architectural monuments 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 twelve thirty eight when. russia and seized mia. another suggestion of where to stay cool is inside the simpson cathedral as it's one of the most important churches in the come. tree 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 wear it as a town who 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 repellant and sun cream with you. people for decades mistakenly transiting

cusco stanley as crystal goose in english however new research suggests it comes from the edge 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 their everyday lives. here are really already feeling here probably by this amazing life balance of people working here without a favorable horace if there is a real hard labor is that these various items from breaking glass as well as this processing sculptress. you off it. is 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 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 the cinema it wasn't until ninety three that it became a museum and. 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 for example these crystal table lamps decorated with emblems of all the soviet republics were presented just two million six hundred sometime later a similar land was given to. the cosmonaut yuri gagarin presented on museum people of course to he 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

they have it's called be here. piecing together mediæval a modern day russia a spectrum of starkey cultural wonders and witnessing true russian country life in the past and present i think also helps many west says untangle the knots they have regarding life here so enjoy the summer sun bright and the much the architecture and local traditions a visit to one of russia's golden ring cities and towns is an experience you will never forget. what 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. until then for me i'll rest that's here bye bye now.

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a central russia something is its worst heat wave in a hundred years. toxic comes down to surprise in russia spine race around us run a test chinese authorities struggle to stop the tunnels of chemical waste bottles lost in a flood to the river from reaching russia. i understand you know so it has gone on to you know six protesters but a lot of former soldiers who've sold with the nuances to get the ball come out aeration the country. as the headlines up next is this. you're watching the sports news in artsy thanks for joining us this hour they have lines. are unstoppable in the russian primarily they st petersburg siding crazing that overlaid with yet another victory of being too cold as it would be in any one

of saturday's highlights. rush hour in full control of the european atlantics championships in barcelona securing twice as many medals as the nearest rivals with one day of competition to go. and extrusion behavior here new gun yawn gets through skateboarding girls while jimmy beswick shines on these makes why they have the sixteenth annual exclaims in los angeles. now it's off way through the russian premier league season and the pick of saturday's action sold tabletop was in need defeat champions are being and extend the overall aid in the process semi comfortably won the match after a brace of bills from strike that i did something that was out there just before halftime i was pressed on the out. of shot. and gets a call from out of the a second of the day to silva to me a final score after sixty five minutes almost by child made a cross that was in the head of the far post by the national squad striker it means

a chance for you are now temperance i had over being able. elsewhere terry great to live here with the same squad suniel and in the late games namo were held to a. great deal psyche at the 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 course tanner and aldo spoke to the press earlier this week and said he is excited about the upcoming season maureen you do. finish. you off to focus knowing that and my g eight are really focus i will account for this for this season. we come here to los angeles to carry on with the adrenaline so we're ready we are ready for the decision look no give more sure there's your 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 it is short but conducive to join you so you are really all right. and is good 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 frons russian made these have claimed three medals in the women's four hundred metres final but see on my field of boxing a style of and i'm going in the three of us up there getting a good start in 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 championship growlings lost him. well that's a hell of a given that in some bible is noticeably absent from the pro bowl to balance with

law itself on a bill that was doing a great job in bringing russia and now the gold the arsenal player in four point seventy five meters while germans silkiest pinboard and these a rise of got silver and bronze respective me with for me those sixty five cents which is. now more successful the arsenal it is it was eight hundred meters might be a seven of a living out the most status as favorite by winning a title one minute to a point twenty two seconds thanks once again we are told that the second goal the yeah the winning the same discipline add the world indoor championships. it is out of the continued no 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 it was not a lovable want to side battle for the bruins to join compadre of give up on the

podium. if i'm in the title and chew over that syndrome a form in the women's four hundred meter hurdles one building record setting fashion the venture not covering the distance in a time all fifty two point ninety two seconds bulgarian vanya stumble about picked up so well while breaking sperry shakes drayton set a personal best to grab a bronze medal. outside 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 englishtown past week showing great film where it shines wouldn't six points for his wife but the highs will be finals best becoming the first driver in history to win big be a mix of various bands more times elsewhere a two time olympic medalist shaun white was on hand to try for

a move more domestically bob the twenty three year old who specializes in snowboarding as well as boarding a bus stop short bike here in new guy new on the degree that canadian so cool on the two first place and he also got his second build overnight in the past three categories. now back in russia the country's streetball team reclaimed the trophy they lost to ukraine last him. in the final of the fourth annual moscow open meter also but has the story. bad weather is a common problem for street ball 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 british disciplines 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 feast of dean of best of three series on friday the host made the quarterfinals team bill out of his head and they sat in their sleep senator elect someone who is tending to throw our team tall and weighing one twenty kilograms but question is overall still sat along with a solid game plan and execution were too much for bill arose to handle and the same the final against italy was even an easier ride as point guard. was on fire from long range whatever the player who emerged at the fan favorite didn't represent the home crowd he was team romania's experienced leader with a beautiful acting name akio khan tanika steele he's charisma combined with an unparalleled passion and killer instict on the floor made him the star of the tournament despite romania's heartbreaking loss to italy in the third place game showing that very well we fell into a rhythm but the problem is that we didn't make it in three we were trying we were

trying because we know it really is important part of the three ball but it is 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 flyer looks 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 the title at fourteen 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 eighteenth of the final score with if you want to sound of the tournament m.v.p. the most keep the trophy for the third time before yours media was by far to moscow . and has 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 i'm on course as

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first. smoldering summer raging forest fires claiming trees twenty eight lives and leave fountains of people homeless as central russia suffers its worst heat wave in over

one hundred years. toxic countdown water supplies in russia's far east are under threat as chinese authorities struggle to stop thousands of chemical ways bottles moved in a flooded river from reaching russia. that is turning a source whose bar antonov to protest has been allowed former soldiers who fought with the nazis to gather for a commemoration of the country. international news life for most go this is all see with me probably thanks for joining us now is searing heat wave the worst in one hundred thirty years is devastating central russia at least twenty eight people have been killed in forest fires and thousands have been left homeless residents have been forced to flee their homes as the blaze

consumed entire villages the russian emergencies ministry says the situation is under control but firefighters are still struggling to contain the flames off the sara first reports from the veronese region one of the worst hit areas well in foreigners they may be managing to get the situation under control off to the last few days has seen a huge amount of destruction caused by these by what we visited the town of muscle of coaches one of the worst hit in the area is some of the people who were living that find out how they were taping with the situation and they could only watch helplessly at the fire still in that case. one person's along this is the village of miles love about fifteen minutes from british center one of the places was the fact said by the fire as they 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 who.