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a high tech russian firm says it's bypassed the i phone's much touted security and is now offering to retrieve any information from anyone's phone for sizable feet. and coming your way next we'll look at how russia's southern neighbor of armenia has been developing over the twenty years after the fall of the soviet union. people living in this land seven thousand years ago were already making wine and shoes this world's oldest shoe was van right here in this hole in the fourth century armenia adopted christianity as its state religion and this fifth person still. in the early twentieth century armenians went through the horrors of genocide we brought a new one point five million years. on me a break free from the soviet union in september one thousand nine hundred ninety one what has independence brought to this ancient country.

in two thousand and eight archeologist police yesterday and could have rivaled armenian politicians in terms of popularity news of his discovery has spread far and wide for out the world in caves in the mountains around the village of ad a need the archaeologists had found the settlements dating back to the year five thousand b.c. . it's in this also believed this was for among the first fans a result when we saw them it was immediately clear to us that they dated from the corporon stone age that means the people were already living in the east coast seven thousand years ago even though communities mentoring very close contact inhabited an area which were in the north caucasus and this were time of year they used to migrate from north to south east and the self to north goodness. base evasion work at the site of the ancient settlement has been going on for three

years now but archaeologists are still unable to say with certainty what kind of people lived in these caves seven thousand years ago. just take a little contingency a very interesting ritual the bodies of babies under one year of age who they will guarantee intact but women between the ages of eleven and twenty five will simply chopped up a full burial. the most interesting artifact was found in a case in two thousand and eight the world's oldest shoe was dug up from a depth of just half a meter is estimated to be about six thousand years old zeus world's oldest shoe was right here in this hole it was a great deal of effort to get it through the discovery of the settlement is an event of crucial importance to the small transco occasion country armenians are proud of the long history of this land and the find reinforces their pride.

in our media there are a few other handicrafts that can unite generations as much as the making of patch cards or tombstones. the art has undergone little change throughout its thousand year history i am a chisel and stone are all that's needed for the job a man and his grandson are working on this much god. is good on this i like the job . it is handed down from generation to generation. the one who taught me as my grandfather. over the course of his long life the elderly man has made scores of hatch cars nowadays in mentors his grandson in the ways of hatch car sculpting. there are millions of hijackers here each with

a different is they different just as people do all the curving patterns are different even on some particular comes down there's a dish or the world is imperfect. each grave or more history has its own tailor made to him stone normally it takes about a month to make one this symmetry in the village of nora jo's is one of the oldest in armenia the long history of this caucasian country a history packed with. drama can be traced by looking at the tombstones set up until the seventh century look quite simple at that there is nothing but a cross atop the first crust of. the house god is in the symmetry don't feature carvings although the graveyard of the small town of spin is much larger.

than before the quake it was a small cemetery but as you can see now it's quite big. the richest of it too so for today's to very quickly tombs are stores such as seann comes to the symmetry quite often the always follows the same roots in this mortal place as he moves from one grave to another on the sim of the seventh one thousand nine hundred eighty eight the lost nearly all of his family. it was ten forty am when the first tremor with a magnitude of seven on the ridge the scale shook spit out thirty seconds later the tiny town was no more just a pile of rubble. more than the one of the main street in the center of the town was c. and. one quake struck there were people in every apartment out of five story houses to phyllis's here and both sides of the road the only bit of beach here practically

all of them fell a bunch of food dish only roots lying on a was filled could be seen after the quake of one. there is a church where our tours house once was more than twenty years on there are a few reminders of that there is stating earthquake. but in a cold month of december one thousand nine hundred eighty eight people around the world came to know the name of this small town in armenia aid began pouring in. from across the soviet union at that time armenia was part of it. the powerful earthquake affected all of armenia's northern areas as well as. the scale of the disaster only became apparent after several days just a handful of people had survived on of the rubble the earthquake had claimed twenty five thousand lives. such as the huge the door when the smoke cleared away three or four hours after the earthquake became clear that the town had been razed

to the ground where they'd begin arriving towards the evening because there were no room forcible. some of the aid came from numerous diasporas in foreign countries. this footage shows charles as an avoider a french singer of armenian origin after a visit to devastated state tac evaluates to do his best to help armenia. but the damage that i was really shocked by what i saw and spit out. i couldn't imagine their polling scale of that disaster. because so many people were killed here look at. the french cinema set up a fund for the earthquake struck country the money was used to restore dozens of houses in spits hakon gordie's armenia's second largest town it too had been affected by the disaster the town's residents unveiled a monument that has no voice as a token of gratitude to him here for me on build

a monument on the twenty second of september two thousand our church was not what people from all over and many came here were also visitors from france. after the breakup of the soviet union in one nine hundred ninety one reconstruction work in armenian town slowed down the new houses built in the three years after the disaster made up only one fifth of those destroyed by. the earthquake. we came here on december second we were given a room on the ground floor and we still live here and most of the tenants here are refugees. go to an out of pity and his family also lost their home in december one thousand nine hundred eighty eight they became refugees the not as a result of the earthquake it was a bloody interethnic conflict that forced them to flee.

armenia is a republic situated in the trans caucuses enjoin the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred twenty two when the republic won independence in september one thousand nine hundred ninety one this was the most troubled region in the post soviet space the country was at war with neighboring azerbaijan over nagorno-karabakh. bleach up the world for the winter. this was and this is are. no use or my grandchildren doing their homework.

because that is our story of it and we made it their selves because there is no other source of leading india out of your news from the issue and his house in azerbaijan's capital of baquba was larger and more comfortable they had to leave their native city in a hurry already there was gunfire in the corner kind of block as in by johnny's fleeing that area meanwhile the situation for armenians living. in azerbaijan was becoming increasingly dangerous. when for quite a good deal for instance my husband had an aunt with a dark complexion it was easy to see that she was a median she was attacked several times under natural. the conflicts root cause stems from the one nine hundred twenty s. when azerbaijan and armenia joined the soviet union we're going to care about a territory where armenians have been a predominant population from time immemorial was placed on the azerbaijan's control they didn't matter much to control nagorno-karabakh back then the soviet

republics were part of an integrated country by the time bomb eventually went off and violence erupted between the two in the late one nine hundred eighty s. . the soviet government showed signs of weakness with the start of perestroika when people were told they could speak up without running the risk of being imprisoned or executed for people across the soviet union began talking about their concerns i mean ian's unicorn karabakh started dozen questions they wanted to know why the old part of azerbaijan even though armenia was next door to a country populated by people of the same nationality and culture what you want of the. who flatly rejected the advance demands the nagorno-karabakh be handed over to armenians control. meanwhile the first major interethnic conflict was gathering pace in the soviet union south it had been

fuelled by events in the small town of some guy the azerbaijan's capital to trigger some good massacre was the point of no return people were murdered let you be right mind you people were killed not in a going to care about yourself but in some town situated far from the going to care about the record of there is no war now but there is no peace either when you there is no peace treaty to control the. a lot of our new certainly enough knowledge about those times here is nearly dead guild i was in the army then was memories are those days come to contrast and this is vocal opposition there is a map of the soviet union in go not a petty ns workshop as a tailor he needs something colorful to rest his eyes on for the map also gives food for thought he recalls the days when everybody lived in the same country

a country that later burst at the seams. this soap is there. a week it was found again and then there again two thousand and one for this editor found the bell to call it his barrel and it will descend and i am a. nobody at this distillery can say with any certainty when cognac from this barrel will be bottled but it has every chance of becoming a vintage brand adding to the distilleries rich collection. at stella sent to a church of three hundred bottles and branding each year and the train equality ground. the british prime minister was not alone in appreciating its brandy in soviet times and me and cognac was the main symbol of the republic. many agreed

that the strong beverage produced in the trans caucuses could easily compete with french cognac manufacturers and. training too soon the count of labor is intense you can sense a whole bouquet of flavors vs gone pretty unique beverages just from stories here i can detect the flavor of our brands the sunshine of air and valley and the beauty of our landscapes in. the production. process in armenia and france is totally identical the spirits of distilled in the same way and the oak barrels looks very much alike the armenians are just proud of their product as the french are of their is gone out i think that coney ark is one of the most important and most recognizable brands produced you know arnie at work that's what you will see there it's one of the army is symbols. mountain or rats can be

seen from several spots over the entire history of the armenian people is links to it but it's off limits to armenians they can't reconcile themselves with the loss. of. the world. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've dumped the future covered live not only next to the border but gaza and egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they are ready to take any risk. to.

the streets on r.g.p. . the mountains height is five thousand one hundred thirty seven meters above sea level according to the bible mounds out of rats was the first landmark the no is sought after escaping the great flood mount. testified and it is connected with noir ark so after the. did you know an arc stopped on the peak of moaned. however alamance is the main source of pain and suffering for armenians under the nine hundred twenty one agreements signed by soviet and turkish leaders the symbolic mountain was left on the other side of the border the mountain to the territory of turkey but still it continues to be i mean seemed i mean people they are asked about their national identities they start with the amount that the fact that out of that is no longer in their territory also

serves as a reminder of the greatest tragedy of the country's people the armenian genocide genocide is the word used in armenian to describe the policy pursued by the ottoman empire towards ethnic armenians from the late nineteenth century through to the one nine hundred twenty s. in toto begin nine thousand eight hundred ninety four nine hundred twenty two within thirty years nearly thirty years only one point five million armenians killed brutally at the same time turkey was the first country to officially recognize armenians independence in one nine hundred ninety one today turkish society is divided over the events that led to the deaths of one and a half million armenians in the early twentieth century and killer a fuse is to officially acknowledge the fact there what happened a century ago was genocide as one of the hardest and torn problems between two

nations was the fundamental problem fundamental problem here is that turkey in order instead of facing its own history to try and keep trying to deny the very part of take issue shameful page of its own history i mean in genocide we are writing histories of one of the dangerous processes in every society of uncle or supported as otherwise shan at the height of the ethnic conflict over negaunee cared about. they closed its borders to armenians the border between armenia and azerbaijan is likewise locked up. given airport is the main gateway to armenia travelers have little choice considering your van's difficult relations with neighboring countries the zs way of getting to get a van is by air as. you have to go by here if you want to leave our media was the only way because this country has been blockaded throughout the post so you can period. worse or me has land borders with georgian around but there is

little cross border traffic there and therefore going by air is still the best option. nearly every plane is filled to capacity it's clearly demonstrated by flights going to russia which is now armenia's biggest economic partner one of the largest armenian diasporas is found in moscow. many of these deviation is the only means of transport for amenia it's obvious that there is no other way out. that's why ugly names are always full fasten just. armenia was the world's first country to turn christianity into a state's religion that was way back in the early fourth century a.d.

for more than fifteen centuries armenians have regarded face and church as a substitute for the state. i argument saving human souls and preserving the nation and our look to missions preserved by the armenian church today as it has been doing throughout its existence arc and we're doing our best to remedy the harm done by the genocide of armenians and eighty years of godlessness under the soviet regime. fortunately the soviet campaign to stamp out the church had little impact in armenia it didn't affect the scores of ancient monasteries many of them are over a thousand years old. it's now possible to reach the top of ministry one of armenians oldest by cable way. is the world's longest reversible rope the

fifteen minute journey offers a magnificent view of a deep picturesque pool. it's just not what we are in the cabin of the total cable way the world's longest it links the village of avid sword to the total monastery exists but there's this five thousand seven hundred fifty metres long and its highest point above ground is three hundred twenty meters lots and. when the cableway was opened in october twenty ten the hope was that it would attract foreign tourists. its design is unique in many ways for instance the nearly six kilometer long cable way has only three supports european specialists help to build it. this is our main electric generator it produces five hundred thirty three kilowatts here you can see the emergency diesel generators if the electricity fails we will turn these on and of back your

passengers we have a great safety system in place too and. most of the cable car passengers are people living in nearby villages and get. free transport influx of foreign tourists is small for the time being but the businessmen who have invested in the ambitious projects believe that in a couple of years armenia will become a popular tourist destination. hotels and campsites are already being built around the monastery and the cable way. we need water of different temperatures to treat gastrointestinal diseases destroyed is in particular if the patient is suffering from high incidence they have destroyed the temperature of the mineral water we give him is between fifty and fifty three degrees celsius in low e. cities the cases it's from thirty to thirty five degrees. the town of jenin maclise in the mountains during the soviet years people here already knew how to attract tourists

a spa similar to the celebrated karlovy valley resorts has been operation in general but decades that it does survive the composition of our water is doing better than that of the water as carl of a bar in the czech republic says. our water contains more arms here ions and minerals. local mineral water is yet another brand it is true though that it's not as famous as cognac or ancient monasteries but residents of gentlemen hope that the water and spa resort will be another incentive for people to visit armenia. a german all communal water it springs from the ground in those words. between forty five and sixty degrees or what nice old certain months results from our mineral water of the. the time being only tourists from russia visit the gentleman explains. this huge bucket contains

molten alamy and it will take several hours and a production process involving a dozen phases for the island medium to be turned into super fine for oil this plant is one of amin is leading industrial enterprises like many others it was inherited from the soviet era but like most other industrial plants is said on all during the first years of independence that was a very difficult period for this nation the plan survival began in two thousand but it became part of a. action holding them up this is not the bunch was reopened after modernizations despite the crisis it has grown stronger with each passing year that. their actions in armenians work here together the assets are russian he felt. other turns that when young represents what might be called the local emptiness the his father used to work at this plant my old and my mother and father used to work here now it's

time for my brother and me i'm not a unique case and everybody here has taken the job over from their old folks. the plant is one of the most successful in the country it should come as no surprise they have russian investment and the whole of the coaxes as their market. roads for example the color of the more taro you see a little bit we get dice from herbs about the mixture of many dies it makes the roads look darker it looks like terry for there are fewer drivers the root of matter produces a very beautiful red dye no chemicals around it nothing but natural components making rugs is a family business to the subtleties of this very old armenian handicraft handed down from generation to generation. because the little square mean synonymous with the way we've rolled after row boats and every color is here it is

. like the element implants this factory has a soviet past behind it then automatically looms were brought in to make rugs quickly and in large quantities none the less ancient technologies have become popular in armenia since independence. it takes a month for it we were to complete one square metre so it's a very difficult job taking a lot of effort for that reason their prices are higher than those all machine made were up so called little. and such are a good home is seen as a sign of the world's. there are some ten million ethnic armenians around the world just so over three million of them live in armenia the armenians at home believe that the worst of their country's history is a thing of the past in a van they like to say the nights are the darkest just before dawn people across armenia believe that dawn has already broken over their country.

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