if you just joined us a very warm welcome to you live in moscow breaking news this is a multinational force launch a series of strikes against gadhafi forces as they begin patrolling the skies of libya to enforce the u.n. sanctions no fly zone the libyan government reports there have been civilian casualties one hundred twelve cruise missiles have been launched from american and british ships and submarines in the mediterranean twenty sites. well as meeting in paris agreed to use all necessary military means to stop any aggression by coming out the president said he was ready to intervene against any

threats to implement. and russia says it regrets the decision to militarily intervene in libya is calling for the end of bloodshed in the country and the gadhafi forces and the rebels to hold it. so that brings up to date with the events there i'll be back with another update for in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime it's moscow out with martin andrews with a french twist said this week's episode. hello i welcome to one of the most loved and this is cities in the world powers

basically great fellow look at the culture and architecture here and throughout the centuries as many russians emigrated to france the cultural links in the countries became stronger and stronger today paris is full of russian history and culture and that's what i'll be exploring on the six program paris has always held a special attraction for russians many have believed for centuries this is the cultural center. and with breasts making architecture. opera food wine in style it gets you thinking maybe some truth in that. but let's not include tacky see vinnie's. it is the emperor it's the great streets of france seven hundred seventy five in the front gates want to see it's been a constant stream of fresh immigrants. moving inside greece is the city of costs and. taking the rooms magnificent

chandeliers and marbles no wonder these interviews often use the locations. a museum and an educational institute. will help some or the most prestigious universities. next up we've arrived at the famous old paul university found here twelve hundred and fifty seven years. yes be popular with her students for centuries very famous person artists writers and politicians graduates of all sports here and stay there around one thousand russian students in higher education in paris. and looking at the sweeping staircase for me as we meet the vice chancellor of the state. there are three thank you very much for your time that's how many so one has a long history with russia students yes. you can consider

that peter to greet was the first russian student in paris because he came just to see the grave of the show you you know vishal you had the well known prime minister in the seventeenth century was buried here and after after his his death and peter the greek was written myra and perhaps you know the well known sentence when he said i would have given to you the half my employ just to have such a minister as you're aware so he was written myra and then you have. the story of many well known russian writers or. scientists coming to paris in one thousand century. and then you have a new twentieth century very fascinating history because on the one side you have many russian immigrates of the twenty's just coming to paris and studying in this

old one or teaching and the sorbonne and on the other side you always had prominent representatives of the soviet union coming to paris eisenstein in one thousand thirty just to speak about a russian cinema and you had a prison crossing in coming in nine hundred seventy three good which of god much of came. and held the big speech with a wide audience listening to him in nineteen eighty nine so this is a symbol also for. every russian i would say wonderful is that it's really thank you very much for this i think you actually missed. the river seine and it's a rest isn't the worst and without doubt the city's most opulent the decorated bridge scandal connected with russia. this place was

named after the recent i'll extend well to the end of the nineteenth century it was erected to symbolize the positive relationship between france and russia and at the same time as an exchange of stay rich was arrested in st petersburg distracted by french workers. building destructions resulted in a very loud forty minutes of bridge with its golden sculptures of chairs of nymphs it really is something russia and france should be proud of. taking a look at other places not connected to russia coverage in the past a shield meaning nimble written english is the oldest cabaret into heiresses mamata dating back to eight hundred sixty back then it was outside the city area one is g.p.s. so many artistic music on a literary folk gathered at the venue singing songs reciting their new words loudly discussing arts and having fun the mystery has been preserved at the venue with

people coming here to listen to and sing traditional friends songs dating back centuries ago sitting at wooden tables into the surfaces of which initials i think cost the decades the venue is very popular with russian tourists to come here to compete against a french culture just as the famous artistic compatriots used to experience. the all of the four who love him they love the place where is the appeal of the pianist rich they're rich there. hear are hear. every very very very i was going here. i didn't know where your story and there is by place you know and i read the when he was younger and more school he used to play piano in the end of.

our foundation just outside paris is an institute created by jumpin out and is undercover cop which welcomes a limited number of young men as bodies every year to practice on your own craft starting with an iron metal workshop the art of university aims to pass on the tradition of moral and spiritual values such as cross we can shatter tradition and what and there's one man with christian roots within the foundation community. chillis. isn't all it's repulsive it's artistic curiosity a study in france itself five years old to have a french education but preserved my russian as well as my family's home we speak both french and russian. yami our month and i think it christ has for decades been popular among russians gatherings of artists musicians and writers taking place in various cafes in this city one such

venue is cafe clarity on the service the beginning of the twentieth century popular as a meeting place for intellectuals it's how the speech has attracted many famous guess including russian artist alexander jackal off who was inspired to create the. next stop the delights of classical music as we arrive at the saggy rachmaninoff russian conservatory subleased by two of the most illustrious persist of them to real russia. and track man of. the county to choose many news clips from a. to students of various levels and ages it also regularly holds concerts by prestigious musicians from across the globe.

the rockwell office service was founded in the ninety twenties after the successful second of seasons one of the self is the first president and for decades this house has provided a cultural link with the russian and york is a so casey it's how it's highlighting you composes this is the order to go through organization which was created in one thousand nine hundred twenty five at the moment to free by all the immigrants coming up through the roof and and as you know. new russian can live without. music or culture. and it was. the place which was going to. govern out all russians in an ignition. from the dozens of

photographs of the use of various french and british musicians you can see how important this building has been and continues to be thousands of performers. on final location the artists paint outside as you hear the soft soothing sounds of the fridge coming. up and it's not a muscle is it a famous russian song them to be empty meaning victory day is nothing that most inflates celebrate the defeat of the nazis in ninety five but. legend has it that two russian soldiers visited a cafe here there was cervix truly fancy ugly shouted out the word is the meaning fast in russian locals believe that's how these true cafes receive its name wow i love it when lot one of my favorite places in the world it's

a bit of rest it was against the wall so here it's well worth the effort from the kids and cozy cafe bar so the beguiling upraised saying the whole area was extremely popular with russian immigrants and still is the russian tourists today. in crystal clear weather like this economy helped put up with pears and of them i did exploration the connection strong bond between france and russia is only two of these. the one the russians have such an association with the city from being involved with university education and creating equal bridges to opening famous music service was brushing the city made its mark here in these stunning city.

sports is political in ways we don't often even notice especially on the level of culture where our ideas and am. pseuds as a society are shaped. to sever the ties between professional football and the u.s. military have existed since the start of the n.f.l. back in one thousand twenty that relationship her immensely during world war two and today that is stronger than ever. the intention is to kill kill kill kill kill kill an elephant the history has taught us that sports is never just something that we just sit back. and sports always had an important social function and the history of american sports is no different.

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split between front line. just. breaking news here in r.t. a multinational force a series of strikes against gadhafi forces as they begin patrolling the skies of libya to enforce the u.n. sanctions no fly zone giving cover reports that have been submitting casualties twelve cruise missiles being launched from american and british ships and submarines in the mediterranean kitty twenty sites. the world powers meeting in paris agreed to use all necessary military means to stop any aggression by kind of the french president said he wasn't ready to intervene against any threats to civilians. and russia says the decision to militarily intervene in libya is regrettable and the bloodshed in the country there's khadafi forces and the rebels

to hold talks. with more news for you more developments from libya in about fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we've got human with the sports. good to have you with us this is sports today i'm you know these are some of the stories we're covering over the next ten minutes or so history made. their first ever premier league win being sport technology to nil in the opening round two fixture. caught up the crease is truly see their twelve year unbeaten run in world cups ended by the most unpredictable force in world cricket. i'm tall and small the next generation of russian basketball is made one of the soviet union's greatest ever exports are viewed as suppleness. let's get the ball rolling

with the russian folk. claim their first win in the big leagues. doing the business again on saturday. and seeking to make it to and from to the season it looks for all the world visitors would take the lead twenty minutes in but clusters are some hard hit the ball out of the net. believe it to shock heading home brilliantly ten minutes from the break. the windows then sealed and seventy minutes you are. making the one on one with the now trick shot stopper to no precedent or the final score they knew top rated at least. their first win of the season three second half goals consigning previous table toppers rushed off to a one sided three one defeat last week. all forgotten about other. and

manchester united have stretched their lead off the top of the english premier league chief five points alex ferguson side leaving it at home to united with. the bulgarian with the winner from the end of second place arsenal feel to keep the pressure up in the leaders. before the tottenham also missed the chance to their points tally registering a disappointing draw with. aston villa were left plethora of missed opportunities going. to lowly walls for the biggest winners of the day hitting. the north west jewel between them block burnham block who finished. bottom of the table we can read through. the season at the expense of birmingham city everton finished off the day taking maximum points at home to full and how it ended goodison. to the concept of a hockey league. quarter final clash with. to the wire. following

victory in sex on saturday besler edging i think almost man and regular time the first cradle of the store that's for the home side as denise hill stuff the things going seven minutes into the second period before you go in there jaeger equal proceedings just moments after that stylus of just offer was the proof the hero getting moments from the final buzzer for the two on score i three three knowing games in the best of seven for her final fixture. before that ad lance leveled their western conference semifinal series with scouts with three games apiece after posting a narrow win on home ice the winner will not be decided in game seven on sunday constantia top off reports. scott haven't washed away matches in these playoffs in atlanta who scored only once in the previous two home matches against the st peter's books i would have to do oh if they want to break their police record blue in the opening theory of both teams one thinking only mode depends with no scoring

opportunities how off to break it to just twenty seven seconds for the visitors to take the lead after fantastic fans from denise division book much in fifteen skim through chianti then on breakaway and educated brilliant one nothing with no chances for essentially one rule interstate plan will confuse but keep things in the brochure and to break the deadlock it seemed that the book wouldn't deal but you could see the fun it was and took the in-between device deny it. finally entranced efforts were awarded one is being made you want and it's the right sure to keep the stuff you don't get in the first period we were a bit nervous as we're not very confident on how my story in the post matches but in the second we got position and started to play ok and it's. really one of those poor the scenes in the decisive period and the winning goal was scored by younger and you get to the park and to the first attempt was more. and with the blistering

should send it into the top corner of the land to do my job is to thank me for. how i was going to have to muscle to poor playing the reference in i think it was also quite clear park that nobody could wait he's bought by the referee right away show that it's it's not icing then the goalie start the park and there will start. this moment when we we got the second goal and sure the family is deserving you know it was and they were still. in the city she said we made this she's free to st petersburg on sunday people go to. now it hasn't happened since the last century but history have at last lost a cricket world cup game and reading champions going down in their final group fixture against the on predictable pakistan trailing captain ricky ponting had said

in the build up inside one of the challenge is certainly going to do more gould the man giving the all says they're going to run with the ball knocking up three wickets for just thirty runs until results also adding a few moments to his career highlight reel but from each effort no real control at all from the man in yellow eventually finishing like three hundred seventy six steps pakistan with bob in homs last seems to be just really in the world cup and making ninety minutes three not starts here but crucially the one thousand nine hundred champions ribble to car five point three seven all against the wall the result hitting the winning runs to take the match by four wickets both sides moved through to the quarterfinals after this one. call from the rough of france's edge they had opinions on three walls to claim a one shot lead when to run to go at the sicilian open wall producing the shots all of the day at the par four fourth hole is wayward he shot had landed in the light

rough but struck a superb second shot the pick out under the birdie prince carded impressive sixty seven sisters off the leaderboard into a share of third place at six on her would jamie elson of england alongside meanwhile had three birdies in his two on a round of sixty nine taking the lead to enter the final run tolling a one stroke i thought which. austria began showing their ski jumping pedigree in slovenia the score taking the world cup win with norway a distant second on the host nation in third place austria with all of their jumpers in the world top ten arrived and with the nations cup already in the discourse leading country lead heading into the final series of leaks with norway and pool and playing catch up the only change to that list coming in the final podium place for robert crowley it's just the jump of two hundred twelve point five meters in the east of the third but it is dominant austria who further tighten

their grasp at the top of the world cup right. now young basketball fans got a treat in moscow on friday as a limp it jumping on former soviet star bonus made a trip to one of the city's academies most of this year's european championships richard pump or fleet was there for us. it's the thirty first of august will be a proud moment for this man out of the subform is as his natively freeway near most european basketball championships for the first time since nine hundred thirty nine hundred four much younger star says it will be a great honor for roberts good boy lithuania is a country where possible is the number one sport that we manage to sell fifty thousand tickets in just two hours and there are none left it's a great honor for us to hold this is a move try to put on a great show but a lot depends on how the lithuanian team plays. promoting the event which gets underway in six months time isn't the only reason suborn is in moscow he also paid

a visit to the local possible academy a former center was complimentary about the facilities and explained why a country like a few a year which only has a population of three million is able to compete at the highest level. over russia has exactly the same facilities that you would find in the way here the difference is in popularity i believe encounters which has a population of three hundred thousand and there are six possible schools there anywhere around one thousand five hundred boys able to train this gives us a huge number of plays to choose from and no one slips through the net competition is high in russian sport with basketball having to compete with the likes of football ice hockey in tennis which are far more popular the best youngsters however it's unlikely that basketball in this country will ever be able to compete with the popularity it holds look you ania whether it is by the basketball star has become popular in lithuania before the second world war and it is increase in popularity ever since we are a small country and we always want to win to put our country on the map and the

fact we are quite good at basketball also helps a lot of majority of children of this academy will have posters of angry kirilenko le bron james on their bedroom walls it's nice for them to have a look at someone is the younger generation may not know who to meet a twenty one centimeter center and she is however they'll be in for a nice surprise when they find out he was one of the some. greatest possible plays . over possible plays one even born when all the someone says in its prime helping to somebody unions win gold the stolen base and once ninety eight but if they can go on to have even half a career out of his former great have a very in for a fantastic possible career in the future all three don't see moscow. is your sports wrap for no weather is next so you soon.

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