the world and some here i must go already popping in the champagne so join me mahsud andris as you take a look at the merry christmas in the russian capital from the night you city but pollution into a school of communism christmas had a rather tenuous status the soviet union in the full day was officially frowned upon me in surprise the citizens turned it into a new year's festival as for the lazy christmas celebration old folks church still still is the old shooting calendar which is currently thirty days behind the gregorian calendar. full. rest and let me say a nice needed to watch him now even though your personal thoughts christmas is in two weeks and people here in moscow already start preparing various dishes he has corrected and one of the famous has to forward this is all of your salad so you can see some ingredients from the table which they can't do together this hour cut the

stuff so what we did out first you have to put the chopped carrot and hand to the wall. then here to change the shelves on the. shelves come off now this is your salad is still popular for the whole year here. on the main tongue you would say that is all the new year's eve yes but i think she took one last pickle cucumber and pulled potatoes i think some sort of little tidbit to make them smaller. and it's all the ingredients to a large bag. at the pagan site also good and that's all it seems like it's a whole month long christmas celebration here in russia that's correct we're starting from the front of it from december it's not our actual our crystal but there's a lot of parties and different clubs and places closed like we have the new year then we have christmas and we ended. well the old me wow it seems like there's

a lot of a lot of a thing in train carrying here correct fall and bring her in a way. that sprouts. what's next funnelling greedy and healthy torsion of mayonnaise knowledge have to take it take a mix of attacked by the others close in to suck ok. then put so it will fall. apart. and that we have it. i don't think we did it too badly. but let's try the one we. want to. make fun of we did a great job but it's me though it's nearly two hundred snares expensive. so if you want to create a festive russian western dishes was the best place to buy christmas ingredients in the retail world clothes every week in russia. and you'll be for the for the latest

supermarkets the have opened up here in moscow i think about it because it's just good is an amazing word you will pay for it there are currently thirty five us because the school is in moscow and whatever country or farm you'll find everything you need they are the best there is. nothing in the laws of fruit in around the glazed grapes from its link dragon tree from thailand kiwi from chile i love to know that tasty treats. from christmas crackers chestnuts and can be sourced i will hunt to find everything i need. from a good old place very often it's a must for. some advice i would offer is to compare prices the strangest i see such as imported nuts who are exotic fruits can be shockingly expensive so with the most make a supermarket chain. like. seven continents and pretty crystal clear

a christmas when he celebrates it could easily be fully stocked full of delicious specific goods edible gifts. as for me it's time to shop until i drop. that santa grounds i'm moving to our next location let's meet this week's guests i would love to meet you must be a merry christmas tell me how did you end up here in the person capsule actually i was working in to buy and i headed back to london for a week and i got a phone call while i was there and so i decided to come check it out and here i am now you were recently from a zealand right that's right yeah now christmas is a completely different over here is that. here you know people celebrating are for the twenty fifth it's very unusual for me anyway. you know the

whole sort of. christmas period which sort of rolls on or rolls on and keeps go you don't know where one's gone and they come back again so it's unusual and what about the ingredients i mean you know are they difficult to get hold of or yeah i think for more these days in the shop she can find different ingredients for full for the festive period you know you have to look around a little bit now but you know you can always find your turkeys you know cram breeze and stuff like this so it's a little bit easier to find you know in terms of russian traditional russian christmas is based around. the mayonnaise and sort of called the taters in the hands of the put together you know pickled fish and this type of thing you know how do you think the russian dies these chains of the past twenty years of the last ten years i think there's been a big change in diet and people are travelling a little bit more so they're coming back and wanting a little bit i think that's going to carry on a volvo. over the next sort of ten twenty years what are you doing over the new

year's eve period. new year's eve period hoping to be away travelling actually get away from the cold weather and get away from the call and head for a bit of sunshine so rayna here for you now so it's a good plan to get away with everything you enjoy the festive period she is saying . so what are the specific items you buy in moscow well there are several place where you can purchase various christmas themed desserts the ritz carlton hotel located in the central first street is well known for its wonderful gingerbread and impressive edible fairytale house display bringing out the charge in all of us the pastry chef create very special shapes and decorate the delicious dessert using a range of icing sweets jellies and chocolate christmas in russia should not be a time when you think about a diet. it's self-indulgence the way. famous

french fun food stall restaurant and caterer. of those exquisite pacific gift baskets ampas with a history dating back one hundred fifty years it is rich in clinic and gift traditions and their own produce and various gift items boast some of the best qualities packed with ices such as delicious french handmade chocolates sumptuous cheese and delicate dry champagne a gift from n.p.r. is bound to impress. finally champagne the ideal drink for yuletide celebrations street kiosks boutique one stores and supermarkets from extravagantly expensive to cheaper pocket from the labels various sparkling wines are readily available and must go with huge varieties on offer whether it's been teach french champagne you want or sweet classic will not be disappointed with the choice on offer. we all share some pain from various contrails translates to

his pain in russia as well prices start at two hundred true goals that's around six dollars and there is no upper limit. arriving at our final location for all those who are likely to bet on the turkey too tired to cook and launch christmas dinners with family and friends the answer is simple she conquered her home celebrate in style in the restaurants casual gets elegant atmosphere with the cost of all the ingredients when it save everything you booze for boxing day a new year extravaganza treat yourself to a christmas dinner to remember that there are dozens of restaurants in moscow where you can enjoy christmas dinner with all the trimmings and i've been recommended chicago prime here by various friends whether it's secret turkey or steak he wants this new venue it's awful some of the best in the russian capital it might take you two or three hours to find all the breeding and they're fighting spencer and then

forced to pay for a shrimp that you could spend six ferret cooking or come here and you could also have a great steak instead of turkey if you're am in the made for something else. i've been invited into the kitchen to see while some impressive to say the least downright try a christmas feast fit for a king who. has. passed away. the meat in the pits in the absolutely amazing wow can we get new york state just delayed all the prime we have porterhouse steak dry in a tomahawk dry agent does the rebuy also a prime rib that broke the string on the wood grill with a smirk amazing stargate humongous turkey yeah yeah live from russia that. pretty. much ideal colored merry christmas wish amazing food wine and champagne delight. scores while. we go to you first because we're going to try the i'm trying to

talk you know. impressive stuff. from the guy. can i just like grandma made there's something you brings to put me that was how we have on this week special christmas program i'll see you again next week for our new year's eve special shout out to them for me the crew and all the stuff here that's because our prime merry christmas.

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a sports update on christmas day doesn't mean much goes on in europe at least that's not the case here in russia and that's right. not the only. anyway that is in full swing at the moment i've got all the details from tonight's match is in the k. just after the us can't wait. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. with the latest from the kontinental hockey league looking for their win. in england's a busy festive period begins is prepared to face arsenal in the big. international. you start with a continental hockey league where the western conference latest in a struggling to put the puck in the net at the home club one up early in the period

and on their way to getting up for. school. in the west. we've already scored. and. let's turn to the united have the chance to increase their lead in the english premier league on sunday they host sunderland in their boxing day fixture at old trafford and expect to welcome back plays by philly. anderson have recovered from the. christmas for the first time in four years and five points clear. chelsea on monday sunderland a six place number of selection problems they will be with. me and i think the un is not allowed to face his parent club. is suspended and is injured. to see. if united states. men are two points off the top and play away at newcastle

but the city boss says he feels he. should say sorry to the club's fans the argentine had said he wanted to leave and then in a dramatic decided to stay and cheney said on the club's website the fans still love him but he. should apologize in other games on sunday travel to villa will stay calm we're going with both clubs fighting to get. their bottom side west ham faithful and their only four from bottom themselves every city last time out and detained birmingham. black. head to head the prize package you so far this season bolton and west brom faced with only coyle saying that the seventh place in the table is well deserved. where we are where there are merit. to suggest that we should probably have more points but we have to. because his mind is what we can affect is what's in front of us and to do that we need more of

the same stance against west brom books and. so on monday then it is chelsea against arsenal at the emirates with both teams aiming to end their respective bad runs the blues have drawn the last three games while winning just one in two months something that desperate to change is important because. in their fight for the title really one i think the team. will be excited game i think in this period. but i am happy to play this game because i think that. we move on after the moment we are able to come back to play our football and to try to do or think to him are going to themselves or struggle against chelsea in the past couple of years having not beaten him since two thousand and eight so they'll be looking to break that record

on monday with several key players back from injury including the rb fabric gas per se we have mixed feelings because we came out of games. united but it was possible. that was not the difference between the teams and so we have a good opportunity to show that in the coming months and to show as well i believe our room for improvement is bigger than any other team because we are very young side and so it's how real way respond to what happened to us it showed z. and it man united. in other football news leonardo is the new manager into milan after rafael benitez was sacked leonardo has had two stints with incentives arch rivals ac milan during his playing days and money decide last season but now the brazilian is back at the san siro is looking to help the sport to find their rhythm

into one the trouble last season under josie marino but they sit seventh in the table and points behind a salon in the hunt for the city at crime you know its contract officially begins on december twenty ninth and runs through to june two thousand and twelve. elsewhere for malaki chief moscow manager yuri schumann will be back on familiar to well after signing with the nomic he have a sixty three year old return to the club where he worked from may two thousand and seven through to december last year seaman led the knowledge and training the title and the way the cups and these before joining russian premier league side knocked on my teeth for a couple of years they finished fifth under his charge and think that is the intent in the sector and the scenes and i will pray for you to replace him but they have the former manager of another moscow side. transfer news and inspiring barcelona have officially unveiled their latest signing twenty four year old dutch midfielder. the former p.s.v.

eindhoven player joined the catalans on a four and a half good deal for an estimated three million euros the twenty four year old underwent medicals on thursday and put pen to paper on the deal on friday has won thirty one international caps with the netherlands scoring two goals for the squad . also with a lot of players a blue year like. particular of. the. blues the blue. and told me to do. the slope in the world and. the one when the contract was to do it was for me to dream. well. because it was a case around the drains past meeting the club's president and all for a noble cause top former and current galactica stars in action in the spanish capital raising money for their respective charitable foundations how well cup win is a capacity this isn't a thing is a down or

a national wrong with poor schools most. as a down and figure i have been enjoying retirement but the two thirty eight year olds teamed up to show that competitive spirit is still intact i realises current value cassius unable to hold down a forward against the veteran says his team lost by four i don't really want to stay at a place charity organizations and race funds for the last person. who came out here today to help the efforts of luis and the kim this match was for the children and i believe we have to types of events. like a set of. us now where the first ever k. one tournament has been held in the moscow range and explaining more is where the dang. year's open disappears she was awarded one of the world's major mixed martial arts brands he won one and made it to russia mr legion post the first mission of the one event the kenyan team's touring. wrestling no grappling is the

ultimate or if kicking and punching a one is where different standup quitting techniques like kick boxing in white try to light blue green i. was. doing very good but still i modified the tournament style that i like i want. him a living legend who is john key one good riddance the least was doing man the dutch boy other youngsters among the legend you could. there was no no this or some money to a job to turn green chant then the men moved who won by decision. yeah and all the rest of the i thought after the war on the start that it was russia.

was stepping back over time and had the boy. but he got. this removed the following sunday night it was raining she cooks jenkins was really dressed as next tuesday missed the plane and was quick to set the record straight against pre-sleep downs forced the referee to stop the flow. of the bout between japan's your uncle pony and the russian giant fifteen year old record the epic battle between david and goliath i never in this case says men are in or else mass going out of to bill russian excede who didn't have easily made his way to the samis must visit but john still pay wait for. it came down to the point . where whose favorite numbers were no place to be heap of trouble he was the cleanest to spread believe the united states that it is getting the edge low key in

the spin room forcing the world to get a point in the first three so long it would have been here you silly of me to trade punches with a lot of people plus it was important to finish in the soonest possible and you have three fights and nights without exhausting with me i should have saved some energy for the final we were going to. meanwhile the two thousand and six world type books can then exceed good in the spirit is by no confinement room and. in moving leaders you know we have been getting good backing during the final rounds concentrated in cautious best described the first round. that overlooked the slight edge and second only to the. that's the recipe for the two extra rounds the judges throw down the american. on the. right to keep. the not just greed that russia finally hosted

a game one invention as i always feel the whole of europe but at least i had to win here and i did when i was just the first step on my way to the top of the world but ok what will simply gorge the good from. the tough sport mad is the season to be jolly and a bit silly say harry's some rain d. at racing actually in a way had they didn't take it quite seriously hosting the angle no way to be a racing championship and they can move to chase. county reaching speeds of sixty kilometers and a new sky and see what kind of champion for twenty and says will definitely be back next to the fan base talk. you hit it here first that's all a small from my mean. for. hungry for the full stop we've got it first the biggest issues get the human voice

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where conservative christians say the country is locked in a war on christmas. seven pm in moscow why match reza thanks very much for spending part of your christmas day with us here on r t our top story war torn afghanistan enters twenty eleven as the world's largest producer of heroin but not all of it is exported to addicts across the globe the drug is also causing a deadly legacy within its own borders and afghans hoping to kick the habit or finding a little help in a country mired in chaos just a warning you may find some of the images in the upcoming report disturbing. early morning in couples old town heroin addicts huddled under blankets to keep the cold out in the smoke in. twenty.