you don't have to be a. wife to enjoy shopping. around the capital. high street alleyways or. shopping. at the thought of shopping in such places. still every. ok sure some of the. supermarkets. pay for goods to food it's.

really. well we move to an extrication let's take a look at this week's news a psychological thriller by american film director darren aronofsky one has recently premiered the story which revolves around a ballet production by one of new york starts companies has been influenced by the russian ballet not only do they perform one of the most famous. in the nineteenth century but the film's director. search. several times. the winner will not represent the country. jump into the world of

digital art and exhibition that's just opened at garage moscow center for contemporary art you can blow seeds of dandelions with a fan or get involved with dozens of other interactive objects other parts of the display show computer codes used to design purposes and look at what virtual traces people leave behind online exhibition is organized by the victoria and albert museum in london and will last into the first of april beauty comes in a variety of films this week it is depicted through fascinating crystal artwork become by such items here in the russian capital as the french compete buckra have opened another store this time at the barbican mushroom village despite the snowy weather the world renowned luxury brand organize a spectacular show marking the event exits from said to still a entertain the younger guests and they presented a thrilling show created specially for the grand opening.

and moving to our next location as they say the best things in life are free. to sell and located in the center of the capital is it true it's in treasure popular with everyone from students to local businesspeople this loki's isn't a sign of any crisis or recession it simply gives back to the time a few months in coming here and use. some of them on our models we practice haircuts blow drying and make up everything is for free so everyone who wants to be pampered is absolutely welcome. so in underground b.c. school you students need real guinea pigs but don't worry that you'll come out looking like students in the final levels only allowed to practice on real people. and ok it might take a little while researching what venues offer free trials offers all free treatments but it will save you. lots of at the same time you get to visit

a whole range of different places before you have to part with any cash and yes i understand why such coupon collecting could be seen as uncouth but i think it's really about having common sense and being proactive in the very very expensive city. moving into the strictly central market here campbell it's just plain clothes food fresh produce stated to be affordable to do the question in the extreme world of retail industry it's also where we're meeting this week's guest. so tell me how i'd be living here in moscow now for about a year. nine months initially went back to the u.k. and saw this come back and stay for a little bit longer now maybe a couple of years which people. know what you think about the prices here in the russian capital the price is very i mean there are so many different prices for different things some things are really expensive other things are really cheap and so it's a big mix of getting used to walk costs one compared to the u.k. show moscow is famously said to be one of the most expensive cities in the world

what you think is cheap here because there are all lots of different areas public transport are ridiculously cheap i love it i use it quite often so for me really great taxis if you want to pick up even a gypsy cab a couple of pounds can get you several miles which i was in the u.k. or paying in least ten fifteen pounds if you're in london i really like the business lunches if your lazy and don't want to cook you can be honest it's going to be everything three courses two three four pounds you know it's fantastic what you think is free you know here in moscow the galleries free this some concerts an exhibition which are free and there's a really good website which i use where people exchange information about where you can go evenings you can go to conversation classes all these different aspects which don't cost anything and it's just because people want to share that information i also think that with all these new restaurants clubs like clubs i've been on times i think that there are more promotions in moscow and opening nights none of us are party to so much. new york. yeah i mean.

i've heard about. these. and expensive. places to be difficult but not. hundreds of.

anything. about one hundred. three. three. three. whatever you find in moscow whether it's free or. also come up against items of

things that are frighteningly expensive it's up to you to do your research and get the most out of such a diverse and thriving metropolis and that brings us to our final location. for free. there are many ways in which we can escape the stress and chaos of busy city living from traditional to today's latest fad yoga regime to attract new people to yoga who have an interest in it but have never tried it over them virus practices for free so they can choose one suitable for them it is also essential to choose a yoga teacher that feels right for you and no free classes provide such an opportunity to freak us and help each weekend. an area of the motivation simple the center hopes to recruit new customers save money and improve your health at the same time that says to pave yoga classes during the week only a few hundred roubles under ten dollars. for the most expensive cities in the world

capital full of extremes and explored areas and opportunities private jets oligarchs and champagne aside for most it's a regular mega city full of cost cutting he didn't watch what they spend and as the aspiring middle class flourishes in. maybe cheap and cheerful way forward. well i feel better already and. that's how we have this week's program about. the same time next week for more cultural inventions around the russian capital until then for me and the rest of the team by.

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violence intensifies of the middle east as anti-government protests read throughout the region doesn't surprise her a skill that hundreds injured in police clashes dressed in libya bahrain and yemen a fall of the earlier uprisings in tunisia and egypt saw their leaders ousted. the past a chief cabinet secretary a set of new roughest lesser karylle while once the tokyo race question from an airplane will tensions over the islands have risen after a series of visits by russian officials and possible secession from the equipage military garrisons. and in the us a self-made inmate is incarcerating himself in protest over america's birthday in prison population which he calls roughly a quarter of the world's total the former convict also slops of countries justice system which he says sells freedom to the highest bidder. i'll be back with more

news in about fifteen minutes time but first sports news with richard. in sports today it's good to have you with us as always with the headlines. today and of course that's all of us finally reaches for seven point six months you know what i've done is going to buy. caroline wozniacki regains title as world number one and in compliance to shoulder. stand and deliver world championships getting underway in moscow we can we take an in-depth look at the sport that calls itself the original martial arts. tennis is the course that's always free to the semifinals of the divide championships up there straight sets victory of opponents. of the russian came into the match looking to make her first

semi climb in six months however sixteen see the things wouldn't be easy. because it's all the eventually took a stance on the tie break of the second was a little more straightforward for because it's over and she took it six very celtic tree and exactly two hours. doesn't solve a lot of face plenty of pennetta in the loss of old italian and a much easier time of things against another russian at least eclipsed by a number of kleybanova was a shadow of a player the world number as one of the over on her roots of a quarter point also seeded italian to breeze through the first set to take it six two probably going was even easier to manage in the second sentence as she took it to love seal and in fact take six to six the big tree. meanwhile caroline wozniacki again but when she needed to prepare herself back to the top of the w.t. a ranking pair and straight said sort of match had to be played on an outside court

judge's securities concerns as nowitzki being the top of world rankings of course. was more used to playing on the show courts but that didn't seem to hamper in any way six two six four when i would play them to reach for a place in the final. played a good match that the top players. to get this win the and be through two thousand finals. tennis interesting has stated she's struggling to come to terms with having to quit the game because of a persistent elbow problem a belgian announced her decision to quit the court's ruling last month to feed to settle on a question that some of us be australian open and our first retired in two thousand and eight only to make a comeback two years later but problems continued to cause her difficulty leading to the twenty eight year old having to pull out of a number of major tournament before announcing her departure for good. and with you let alone in the last two months to come back in the learn and then. the damage is

much more important in terms of the league in attendance and many leaders say gee we can even be a someone who is more to come back to my level and there's no guarantee of this illness and it will be along the stuff when you do come back and on the tour so i'm going to in twenty nine few months and unfortunately i think with the doctors we talked to mother we realized it was the better and the best option just to rest and think about myself and we tend to be reasonable and. i can look back and make you say we spent twenty. we're going to sunday's match with athletic bilbao and the unusual situation of not having won a mansion two games giants will take on athletic on sunday of the come in looking for free points to see their lead over bitter rivals real madrid split twenty points at the top of my league all that was because we could only manage

a draw with sporting your last time out of the league on wednesday they suffered a very rare the feeds about. of arsenal in the champions league nevertheless the fender maxwell is expecting his side to return to winning ways. and. we have our feet too in the growing we haven't changed because of victories and we won't change because of a defeat or philosophy stays the same the same goes for our humility we know the league is very competitive but we are self-assured because that is our duty and this school is for all the competitions we participate in. almost a sport and barcelona's catalonia circuit could be a substitute for the last formula one test of a season which was originally scheduled for bahrain formula one teams association have asked about a potential switch in spanish so it is ready to host the session at bahrain is unable to do the necessary due to anti-government unrest the second direct to salvador to be a state of

a trunk would be available to all the events of march to march sixth. and i preparations are in full swing ahead of the first leg of the rhythmic gymnastics grand prix series due to take place in moscow in a week's time hotties natasha caught up with the russian team to see her getting on ahead of the new season. rhythmic gymnastics has always been one of russia's trademark sports and while hard times it hit some other athletes recently the gymnasts maintain their top billing under coach irina even there it's once eleven season is an important period for the team with the world championships right a had and next summer's london olympics fast approaching the major part of the school will start the season at the most grand prix next week as any program of leave again can i has an exciting new program we'll get a chance to see it at the recent training finals and some are very kind of course we didn't make it because she was injured but we hope she'll be alright next week general cordoning is also here having passed the world cup qualification run in

montreal they will be forming all four disciplines here in moscow if it's a thought russia's demands in the sport has been impressive and a lot isn't dissipated from the national team in london twenty twelve however the country's main hopeful you gain you cannot have a voice to make a forecast with more than a year still to go before the games but i'm glad if i can see anything about the london olympics yet it would be pointless because anything can happen in sports obviously every athlete in this building really wants to be there that's all i can see just by the overall success of inner sas there is room for improvement after the team was overshadowed by belarus and italy in the all round group said the last two world championships jill of the thing is that we've lost the group of around competitions for two years in a row now we are losing a limb but medals we can't even get the silver we've been awarded bronze twice the roster has now changed and we've changed the coaches so we'll try to make sure the juniors perform well it's

a very young team but that will no longer be an excuse for us to the russian juniors are also part of the big plan winner says most of them will be involved in either competitive or exhibit level at major events as that of the we've got some good juniors all girls very pretty we can't forget the children grow up to become adult. yes and no matter where they came from anyone who has achieved a good sporting result will get a chance to perform in the moscow grand prix featuring athletes from thirty five countries will take place at the luzhniki arena next weekend promising a lot of classy performances as well as the best death luke and the new kids on the block. r.t. . our debate over which marshalls is the oldest or newest is nothing new now another stalls from its hat into the ring of that particular title and of the sports world cup taking place in moscow this weekend but it's time for him to get to grips with hard hitting hard.

most martial arts have histories that stretch back centuries this one however is just thirty years old the mixed martial art of also known as furious claims to have incorporated all the major flooding techniques. punches from boxing. pics taken from. drills and submissions gained from judo some ball and jujitsu. this is how the human body turns into present two of unarmed self-defense according to the handbook. the sport was founded and developed in japan although it's russians who have dominated the couter matt in recent years in particular the country's undisputed five down world champion. and we could up with him demonstrating his stunning skills in downtown moscow so people may get

a little confused thinking koodoo is just a combination of different techniques saying it's boxing plus wrestling plus something else it's not as much more complicated but find various styles both in wrestling and standup fighting for use within the framework of karate to design a specific a very efficient and universal. spalls further on thursday when the originator of touchdown in the capital. zuma the nine hundred seventy seventh contact world champion who left one great martial art for the sake of creating a new on the grandmaster in town to examine could have practitioners from all over the globe and witness the best in his sport settle scores and the world cup. on a little actually is just what fights looked like in ancient times this is how fighting

history began with all aspects involved later this ultimate martial art gave birth to various styles like judo karate but the point is that every real fight includes all those elements applied and so we are just trying to breathe new life into the ancient martial art if you like to. begin about in your new job into the coulda world cup over the weekend and see talk made real otherwise sunday live events halides here sport. our team. next.

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lens the city of course this means that the government is selling to repressive regimes all over as violent government protests spread throughout the middle east britain is under fire for supplied weapons that police reportedly used on rioters killing dozens also. bouyeri still exists in the united states of america r t the self-made inmate who is incarcerated himself in protest over america's burgeoning prison population and the money makers started to pour the hard ball. russia's organized crime crackdown gathers pace but there's no doubt over whether the corrupt officials who covered up gas instead of preventing debts will get what they deserve. and why the flavor of this harry potter in these routes as a proxy for the boy wizard even though the tale of the teenage british soldier who

lives here is a very different story. eleven am here in moscow this is r t thanks for joining us now unrest in the arab world a showing no sign of letting up as over eighty people are reported killed from violence surrounding anti-government protests in libya. the capital tripoli is relatively calm but the east of the country has been overwhelmed by clashes with some reports suggesting that riders have taken control of the third largest city some of the police are said to have sided with the demonstrators involved the army opened far as thousands took to the streets to demand reforms and the ousting of the king many people have been injured during the protests in the western backed state.