year's eve and january the seventh millions of other people around the world and some here at moscow already popping our in the champagne so join me most of them greece as we take a look at the merry christmas in the russian capital from the one she seventy but pollution into a school of communism christmas had a rather tenuous state says the soviet union it will surely was officially frowned upon me enterprise 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. both. left out let me say a nice needed to watch him now even though your personal thoughts christmas is in two weeks' time 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 something in video and table district and do together to sell that the stock to what you do now so first you have to put the chop carrot and hunt in the wall. then he has to take the shelves on their. shelves coming off now this idea salad is still popular for the whole year here. on the main tommy which it is on the new year's eve yes but thinks he chopped one last pickle cucumber and pulled potatoes i think they are faced with some sort of little tidbit to make them smaller. and it's all the ingredients to a large bag. at the pagans said paul so good and listen it seems like it's a whole month long christmas celebration here in russia that's correct we're starting from the furniture from december it's not actual out crystal but there's a lot of parties and different clubs and places like will help there. a new year

the new christmas and the ending of the old me well it seems that there's a lot of a lot of aging in train carrying here correct fall and putting her in a way. that sprouts. what's next funnelling greens healthy torsion of nice knowledge have to take it take a mix of ok without this closeness to suck. then put so it will fall. apart. and that we have it. i don't think we did too badly. but let's try the one we made a. wonderful. son but we did a great job of it to me when i was married to a nurse snare. if you want to create a festive russian western dish was the best place to buy christmas ingredients in

the retail world close every week in russia. and you'll be thought my god for the for the latest supermarkets to have opened up here in moscow i think about it because it's just good is an amazing it's a wide you will pay for it there are currently thirty five is because the school is in moscow or whatever country or farm you'll find everything you need they are the best there is. nothing in the laws of fruit around the glazed grapes from its link dragon tree from thailand kiwi from chile a list of all the tasty treats. from christmas crackers chestnuts and crumbly sourced i will hunt to find everything i need. from a good play bridge that'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.

expensive so with the most make a supermarket chains like this because of seven continents and pretty crystal clear a christmas whenever you celebrate 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 love it's me 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're originally from a zealand right that's right yeah now christmas is a completely different over here is that. here you know people celebrating our for the twenty fifth it's very unusual for me anyway and so you know the

whole sort of. christmas period 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 all yeah i think more and 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 and 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 traders in the hands of they put together you know pickled fish and this type of thing you know how do you think the russian dyes has changed over 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 want. i think that's going to carry on

a valving over the next 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 you know so many here for you now so it's a good time to get away with everything you enjoy the festive period she says christmas day. 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 as far and when you think about a diet. it's self-indulgence the way. famous

french fine food stall restaurant and caterer also of physics quiz it for six gift baskets campus with a history dating back one hundred fifty years it is rich in cleric and gift traditions and their own produce and various gift items both 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 wine stores and supermarkets from extravagantly expensive to cheaper pocket from labels delirious sparkling wines are readily available in moscow with huge varieties on offer whether it's been teach french champagne you want or sweet soviet past. do not be disappointed

with the choice on offer. nationally all fresh from pain from various contrails translates to it's 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 or too tired to cook a launch christmas dinner for family and friends the answer is simple chicago for hauling celebrate in style in the restaurants casual gets elegant atmosphere with the cost of all the ingredients why not 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 have by various friends whether it's see through turkey or steak you want this new venue if it's awful some of the best in the russian capital it might take you two or three hours to find all the ingredients in there fight expensive

and then forced to pay for a shrimp and you can spend six fares cooking or come here and you can also have a great steak instead of turkey if you're am in the mood for something else. i've been invited into the kitchen to see what some of the places to say the least downright try a christmas feast fit for a king who. has. traveled a year with the me 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 age with the rib eye also prime rib the roasted thing on the grill with a smirk amazing humongous turkey yeah yeah live from russia. gritty of. my ideal colored merry christmas wish amazing food wine and champagne and the lights off. scars while we go with you first because we're going to try the

i'm trying to talk you know. impressive stuff. together. can i just like grandma made this company brings 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 at the congo prime merry christmas.

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hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. the latest from the kontinental hockey league where atlanta had a full straight win. last in england a busy festive period begins this chelsea prepared to face arsenal in the big guy. also low enough unveiled their latest signing the national with fuel that you put him after. we start though with the kontinental hockey league. good form continues beating western conference leaders dinar moscow three nil for their fourth way in a row fiddle to the world over the break for the hosts elsewhere service tells me talk to one for their fourth win in five and there were no problems for

a long lengthy. letting twice in their sixteen thrashing go. through the worst record in the twenty two defeats in thirty five games this season. but still into the football now where i did have the chance to increase their lead in the english premier league on sunday they host sunderland in the boxing day fixture at old trafford and expect to welcome back plays hit by flu you know mandeville and anderson have recovered from that illness is a united topic christmas for the first time in four years and could go five points clear of are still in play chelsea on monday sunderland who is six face a number of selection problems they'll be without danny welbeck who is on loan from united and is not allowed to face his parent club while cattermole be suspended and join mensa is it. meanwhile to see if he could go top themselves if united slip up roberto mancini's men are two points off the top and play away newcastle but the city boss says he feels his captain collis tevis should say sorry

to the club's fans the argentine had. said he wanted to leave eastlands and then in a dramatic u. turn decided to stay and cheney says on the club's website the fans still love him but he should apologize but i think games on sunday spurs travel to vello will stay calm we're going with both clubs biting to get out of the relegation zone inside west face following her only for everton who beat city last time i think that same . table teams blackburn instead go head to head the prize package gets a far this season bolton and west brom face each other the bolton boss owen call saying that seventh place in the table is well deserved. to see where we are where there are a mirror because we're going to. suggest that we should probably have more points more with after this point. 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 it is chelsea against arsenal at the emirates with both teams

aiming to win their respective bad runs the blues have drawn their last three games while winning just one in two months something that desperate to change is important because. in their fight for the. really one who think the team. will be excited my things in this period. but i am happy to play this game because if. we move on after the moment we are able to come back to player world football and to try to do or do things to him as for the gunners they have struggled 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 fiberglass percy. we have mixed feelings because we came out of.

united but it was possible. there was not the difference between with teams. so we have a great opportunity to show in the coming months sure as we're going to do you go room for improvement is bigger. than your duty because we are very young so i. will respond to what happened to. united and other football uneasily in our day with the new manager into milan after rafael benitez was sacked leonardo has had two stints within his arch rivals ac milan during his playing days manage the side last season but now the brazilian is back at the san siro to help his former foes he signed an eighteen month contract into won the treble last season under closing radio today six seven in the table is also back on familiar

turf is former locomotive manager you're a human he's returned to manage the nomic kiev after leaving them two years ago during his last time in charge he led enormity craney in the title the cups aimee's before joining russian premier league side law from eighty seven was sacked by the railway men at the end of last season and has signed a three year deal with normal replacement by larry. transfer news now in spain barcelona have officially unveiled their latest signing twenty four year old dutch midfielder. the former pearce joins the catalans in a four and a half the 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 after lane's won thirty one international caps with the netherlands scoring two goals for the orange squad. just because also with a lot of players a player like. particular. kind of play is there they play very

well here. and they told me that it is the. best club in the world and. one when the contest was. in the was for me a dream. i was staying in spain because it was a case of reanimate traits past missing the club's present and all for a noble cause top former and current galactica stars in action in the spanish capital raising money for charity well when is justice and the things it down where inaction along with portugal's my feet go down and feet have been enjoying the time that the team thirty eight year olds teamed up to show that competitive spirit is still intact current goalie cassius unable to hold down the four against the better as his team lost by four real winners though with a place charity. who came out here today to help the efforts of luis and the care this match was for the children and i believe we have to host these types of events as often as we can because some are shops now where the first of a k.

one tournament has been held in the moscow region and explaining more is robert the dan. years open discipline and was rewarded when one of the world's major mixed martial arts brands he won one zero and made it to russia most a region close to the first ever international key one event the king of kings two of them. no wrestling no grappling just the ultimate or in keeping them punching day one is were different stand up pointing to weeks like books in karate and might try to light one read i. was. doing very good but. i like. the stem around him i'm a living legend for tuncay one world champ to host

a man. but a legend in your corner was no no to a day out to time corinne champ in one man mood. reza. i tell them around the world from the start that it was reza. but it was stepping back over time and had the. police removed quota for the night it was raining will keep books and chant then. breast there was mr who's the most the ukrainian was quick to set the record straight against prince a leap to no downs forced the referee to stop the flow. of the boat between japan's hero and russian a loaf recalled the epic battle between david and goliath in this case says merit

in the los mess one out of to bill russian alexi who didn't have easily made his way to the semi's last visit but john still pay wait. it came down to the final four where who spade. placed a big heap of trouble. the queen and juice probably the only tactics that could have given him the edge loci kes and he's been worked forcing a lot of to give of the fight in the first round so it would have been very silly of me to trade punches plus it was important to finish a soon as possible three fights a night that's exhausting i should have saved some energy for the final. meanwhile the two thousand and six world type books and ken pan alexei couldn't prove he's cool as. out. later. back in the ring but. concentrated into shoes best described the first round.

at a slight edge in the second although the. looks beat and aggressive in the third of the two x. three judges dealt to the marathon. but it was bundles and over no one really tried to keep. the not just its greed that russia finally hosted a k. one event as i always feel the hole here i had to win here and i did is just the first step on my way to the top of the world in k one. r t. tough sport that is to say seemed to be jolly and a bit silly say hey ray some. actually in a way they take it quite seriously hosting the annual no we radiate racing championship and they can move to a reindeer power in reaching speeds of sixty kilometers and sky and see who is crying champion for twenty ten and says he'll definitely be back next year the fact

his title. congratulations to him that is always.

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eleven pm saturday night here in moscow welcome if you just joined our team when i was kevin i would in our top story war torn afghanistan and his twenty eleven is the world's largest producer of heroin but not all of it exported to our exit on the world the drug is also leaving a deadly legacy within its own borders and afghans hoping to kick the habit find little help when a country mired in chaos you may find some of the images coming up in this report disturbing. early morning in kabul as old town. hall under blankets to keep the called out in the smoking. twenty one year old us a dual.