and you see how in many areas russia has been a huge influence over the years in the past bush in the west may have battled it out with that cultural and political wars but now many believe it's a time when both old working together to celebrate each other's success first we enter in a series building situated in nazi hellgate both this impressive location is the residence of the russian ambassador at kensington palace gardens of the most expensive and elite addresses in the british capital. photographs of possum busters in public figures grace to lose in extravagant gifts from various leaders and dignitaries adorn the rooms. oh wow absolutely breathtaking the soviet embassy moved into this building in one nine hundred twenty nine also known as harrington house it was one of the few venues in the area the bravely use the number thirteen but scared of anything another interesting fact is that they just pay one pound a year for the rent here but on the flip side of that the british embassy residence

in moscow pays just one ruble which is actually a fifty times cheaper a good price for both every year the u.k. consulate section issues two hundred thousand visas for russians who want to visit london the russian embassy says it supports the russian business while in britain offering assistance wherever possible but how does the embassy help british and russian relations i think the russian culture needs no major. introduction or advertisement here. because russia is a branch of the european christian civilization and i think we share the same. values who are in terror and our. perception of the good and bad. life and there are few will and. there is no such thing as a cultural barrier between the two nations the russian cultural heritage is extremely. popular you need to keep them around to remember the

russian see it as a russian troop or is he wrong or right. it always attracts. a bigger man than a big number of friends and or do. its not look back and see parties illegal drugs and the v.i.p. just said partying in dreams like this many young middle class machines live in london and that brings us to this week's guests. to me a little why do you think russians love london so much so don't stay to say i guess the level of the people that rational that they could makes here is aristocracy celebrities it was different it wasn't the say that we had in russia. you know you could go to elton john ball here you can do it now probably in moscow but you couldn't do that before so people i guess they're really detracted by all that and

you work for a magazine so i presume that you out every single hour to different events and functions that's true a lot a lot of what's the are russian social scene like here russians don't seem to congregate just in one place if you go to no boy if you go to if you go to new how you will hear russians russian speech so it will be. glamorous places i guess for the new generation of russians who grew up around europe the most expensive places are not necessarily the best so you'll see a lot of people you know. hanging out in self they prefer their friends be rather than. well as i. would like to thank you. because scene of russia and the former soviet republics is not all about bush and pancakes why not try

something new and right in the heart of london's mountain boom. some accounts in the name of the beach. opened in two thousand and ten and already he's gained a reputation. venue he specializes in central asian cuisine offering its international guests a chance to taste the exotic flavors of his extended a mission in stylish interior to the kitchen where you can see chefs at work making delicious bread in clay ovens and pulling needles into shape following the recipes which you've been passed down to generations these recipes has been passed on very . very much in control in the kitchen she makes sure that every single thing is done up to the recipe and she's very hard in the kitchen just to make sure that every single thing is just.

an author a huge success worldwide and particularly in the british capital base alone achieving almost one billion dollars in sales in the last decade several options are held in london every year during various recent pieces from different periods which are an interest among. the recent months twentieth century russian paintings icons and other works of art including having jenner. it's a frenzy of excitement among the collecting to using predominantly the market for russian painting russian bikes but interesting enough when the artists leave russia . especially after the revolution is such a sure guy lincoln didn't skin suit team. that becomes very international so we have a wide range of international clowns for those artists but for pure russian artists by russia i always get very excited about anything russian says but to be honest i think the most exciting thing i'm ever so. rich in new york and it made me

incredibly price of sixty million dollars. moving outside now and some experts say the russian leaders say markets in london has kept many companies alive for the past five years for new wealthy russians the famous london square as an elite central areas of the capital are the places to live in the places to be seen over the past twenty years thousands of wealthy russians have moved to london with large houses in the sense that fetching millions of pounds many local state agents have welcomed the new russian custom is. why the british capital well that's quite out. of the treasury and very famously very the part of london proud of the oligarchs here in london yes the london grad because so many wealthy russians have moved to london in the last ten years and i think most of the other famous all they go but also

a lot of middle class russians have moved here as well i think they like the lifestyle of. the history like the prague this is. like the schools as well so they bring the children the families. and i think that's the main reason why the brides you decided to fight me to just scrap the folk right that well this is. justice quotas otherwise known as red square people certainly russia is a big houses. down the street. and you have most houses here will cost at least fifteen. pounds sterling to buy. it's a very historic square i think most of the russian. boy here because they feel it's part of the british establishment. here in the fall of the ruling elite and that's

what they like. moving to a final location at the victoria and albert museum but simply exhibition on the influential russian artistic director saying. he founded one of the most exciting don'ts companies in the twentieth century. imaginatively combine dance music and arts to create theater his dramatic performances transforms dance reawakening interests in ballet across europe and america knowledge of the company's revolutionary ballets filtered through theatre fashion and to daily life including interior design and style all around the world. company was created a century ago and the productions of various ballets revolutionise twentieth century and still continue to influence cultural activity today celebrating the company's keep period of activity this major exhibition reveals jackalopes influence on twentieth century arts design and fashion and includes hundreds of

objects including giant feats accosts original costumes set designs props and posts is an impressive collection so where did they get all the exhibit items from the remarkable thing is actually in the. way they have a museum like base is very helpful. for departments but we do have a wonderful. and performance here and so the cloths and the call streams basically come from those. six cost to the rest. and we have this this wonderful wealth a consummate collaborator generalist works with stravinsky picasso and. just like many past and present artists whose work is celebrated and studied all over the world. is staggering in many ways and in most major cities around the world you can now find out for yourselves go to one of your nearest museums concert halls and

you'll see that russia is closer than you think fortunately that's all that's how we have on this week's program i'll see the same time next week for more cultural adventures around the british capital until then for me and the rest of the team here at the victoria and albert museum bye bye for now. the world. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around the world . we've got the future covered. the more people we killed to have officers worry about it's got to be like a game like to see who could kill the most people and the different ways you could

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the headlines see protests flare violence is expected again in egypt. a strong push president mubarak from power and while the u.s. calls for a smooth transition of power. many point to the hypocrisy which decades long backing of mubarak's regime. nationalism and vandalism intensifies in some parts of ukraine to authorities strip. us of the national hero titles the controversial of course the motion award given by the previous ukrainian president . and dozen u.s. lawmakers rush to extend the patriot act before it runs out congressman say it represents the growing by elation of civil liberties under the pretext of fighting terrorism the afterwards hastily adopted after the nine eleven attacks and unable

to authorities to spy on american citizens. and the sporting news with you know. have you with us this is sports today i mean you don't they let's take a look at some of the stories we're covering this hour. you your first test it's the old guard who are preferred up front by dick advocaat perth for their opening game of twenty eleven against iran. let the games begin the six nations kick off later on friday with a cracker of an opening day possible wales versus england. on dizzying array we chronicled the choices cuts from the week that was in the cage well. david let's get going with the continental hockey league guard have taken

a huge step toward securing their regular season title ruud win over putting them five points clear at the top with just a fortnight left to go the cycle coming from behind to take a three long meaning second to sell it but if you live it now have it all to do to stay in the hunt for top spot also on thursday champions akbar's produced a sensational comeback to be to appear to the fate had been training for zero but eventually won six four in the pick up the action elsewhere styles and petersburg moved to second in the west after taking care of siesta with ease. to football where it's a familiar pairing who lead the line for russia in their first game of the year next week pavel pogrebnyak on roman public getting the nod for they are running friendly the spot having one of the most in-form strikers in europe at their disposal to bully can from the dark side i don't score thirteen goals in seventy games so far this season but according to russian manager dick advocaat has

published this month will drag me out ply their trade in tougher leagues namely mint and germany it's the rangy pair. played following their run game rush it took on armenia on march twenty sixth in their next euro twenty twelve qualifier the group b. two points ahead of ardent on the armenians with four of ten games played. in european rugby fans can rejoice the continent's top competition the six nations gets its start later tonight with a sizzling clash in cardiff wales hosting event in what looks like one of the most open tournaments in years the welsh are chronically odd to form feeling to win any of their previous seven tests but their last six nations triumph came in two thousand and eight a full five years after current monitor martin johnson captained england too there is a long waits on one of which will be desperately aiming to rectify given up the world cup starts in september on saturday holders fronts whole scotland while arland are

in rome. also this weekend skiing's cross country world cup comes to russia somewhat surprisingly there's only one venue in the entire country which can stage such an event on the historic course in yellow sea level is enjoying something of a revival with more here's constantine to top off. winter snow is now hard to find in russia so one would think it's time i deal please for cross-country skiing however it's actually not that easy to find an ideal landscape not to mention facilities for all the demands of an international standard competition the sports center in germany is the only course in the world's biggest country able to host a stage of the cross-country skiing most prestigious around the next one is on friday. we got the license for holding the world cup as we did serve to all the demands apart from the track there's a big list of facilities this year it'll be the fifth time we host it we could well

and we'll keep on improving everything here. the history of the center started more than thirty five years ago skiers use this place for many years but that petered out in the late eighty's and the venue was eventually reckoned structed in two thousand and one hosting its first world cup six years later all know that the man turned out to be a real challenge for united about. letter the record that winter there was an abnormal war several stages in europe were canceled with you know what and here it was seven degrees about the are there january and we didn't have snow machines in their time because it was hard to imagine winter without snow here nevertheless we decided to use ice from. will laid out the ice on the course and that was a success that event made our way of famous around the globe. however that's not the only obstacle organizers have faced through the years it took just six seconds

for a powerful hurricane to destroy a ninety five percent of trees here in determining. how the sports center quickly recover it and build the biggest ward in the world. it might look strange but the towering structure has made it into the guinness book of world records and has become a famous landmark on the course located on the volga not far from rubin's one of the oldest cities on the river the sports center is surrounded by a charming countryside. their own little left no experience spirit then you not only for athletes but also speak dieter's they can watch races unfold in the seven thousand seater stereo and on the track up to twenty five thousand people can witness the action order with you know it's easy to watch races on our tracks because they're all very calm like to speak they just love to be close to the course and see all the action themselves and every year lots of bands beg their way and you know this weekend flowers and grounds will be treated to mount

a world cup stage of doom in every area which is under doing plenty of pretty well with a new biathlon shooting range and the five blind hopefully guaranteeing this venue will be on the skiing map for many years to come because i am bothered by. region. all right that brings us to the hardware was a late late show in the n.b.a. as much of the day the sun until new spurs snatching the win against holders the l.a. lakers on thursday the californian side may be the reigning champions but it's the spurs who are top of the league at the moment it's going neck and neck through august richard jefferson said the only place for the visitors the robbery he could come up with was answered by pug assault who starred for the lakers on the night the sides were tied at forty two points a peaceful into the big break top scorer tony parker then up his game in the second half to help the spurs inch ahead the soul weighed in with a couple of free throws to give the lakers a one point lead with twenty three seconds to go someone tony who promptly went all

out to turn the game around but misfired three times before antonio mcdyess chipped in at the buzzer to hand the movie even nine eighty eight the final score in the. two results to tell you about le bron james taking a massive claim for a third straight m.v.p. title in the florida darby king james scoring almost half of the heat's total tally is incredible fifty one points helping me page i can see the orlando magic while gold. states off milwaukee for their second straight day. phoenix may be one of the hottest cities in the united states but subzero temperatures were recorded last night in our zone a on the rare frost resulted in a late tee off for the opening round of the phoenix open golf tournament play beginning some four hours later than scheduled meaning only morning starters could complete the run before it was suspended with bad lights however the chilly conditions didn't stop former champion tom lehmann from setting up a birdie the sixteenth he went on to card

a six under par sixty five and was one of four players to do so sharing the early leader jason bourne tom d.l.s. and bill haas the latter kicking things off the birdie of the first and would finish the frame were number four phil mickelson who won in phoenix fifty years ago six two strokes off the pace of the day though came courtesy of. the argentinean missing by a whisker after shooting for more than one hundred fifty meters on the sixty. let's head back on the ice for the best of the action from week nineteen in the cape shell some superb strikes on show as the playoffs edged closer in this the league's third season.

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and while the u.s. calls for a smooth transition of power in egypt many. decades long backing of mubarak's regime. the previous president. bush patriot act. of civil liberties under the pretext of.

this is alive and well as being a billed as a final friday hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters in egypt have gathered in central cairo the latest attempt to force president out of office it is the eleventh. and protesters are hoping for a. million people. dramatic scenes as hundreds of thousands of people bow their heads together for roughly about twenty minutes of silence reflection in prayer now there is movement on the square those prayers have finished and people are starting to mobilize the banners off flying the slogans are being shouted we do stand there people are preparing to make their way to the presidential palace that is the planned destination for today's protests.