it's now a half past the hour here in moscow with our. top stories and one of the richest men says. as he sets his sights on the position of prime minister. politics as head of a liberal pro-business party aiming to become the second largest after putin's united russia in the upcoming parliamentary election. as barack obama promises to follow through with a decision to withdraw one third of u.s. troops from the country the white house is acting against the advice of top military commanders who want a much smaller troop reduction. london is accused of harboring a foreign fugitive after it was revealed the next egyptian finance minister is living openly in britain despite a thirty year jail sentence back home. was convicted of corruption power abuse for

personal profit fled. to stay with us because next. walks the same streets. in the russian capital moscow out it's coming your way right now. hello and welcome to the show in this week's program i'll be exploring. the lead to change the course of this trade and starting off here on red square next to the magnificent. join me as we take a look at his epic journey and visit various landmarks associated with his life. is one of them. names associated with russia. eight hundred seventy as. it shows

his pseudo name living in nineteen i want as one of the leading political figures and revolution we think is of the twentieth century he changed the world. bullshit takeover of power in russia in nine hundred seventeen the communist party ran a religion and wanted a class free equal life for me and adapted form of marxism but what is the soviet leaders like you see today. there are afforded developments in syria who for all their. might say. those guys are really able to take a philosophy and churn it and they turn it into something that all society could use and think it was well intentioned to do in ejects this is it on the left this man was to idealize for his time and he's still idealized now i think is completely over the top to keep him in there and you know cherie him in the ground and using everyone else. who turned everything upside down. there's nothing else to

say. it was in london the father of the so you're. right and then changed color and they were friends yeah for the younger generations you could say that the image of the leader has turned into a retro almost subject. not helped by tacky souvenirs pop star t. shirts and cheesy songs it seems now that lennon's achievements are equally celebrated and mourned and the good and bad he did in his life are both acknowledged gone are the days of thousands of people queuing up to see his involvement body wrapped up regarding locations it's still the main association. for him. in this program we reveal many other places that were close to the bullshit leader which city was at the forefront of his life. was in the capital for most of the previous century. lennon had to make the ministry of center of the

country. because of german threats. as it was called. what's become. his life and will become his final resting place. for public viewing. his body moves. even. political backgrounds it is clear that lenin was an exceptional human being even if you don't like the policies. he. moved into the. one nine hundred eighteen legend has it that he took both his wife. and his. own amount with him. we head towards the national front

the last two decades of the access to many many locations previously closed even a moon and us soft museums houses hotels bunkers it seems the russian capital is now open to all. almost if you want an example of a consequence house in the last century this is perfect built in one thousand and three by the famed an architect. in the century before the revolution the hotel hosted foreign diplomats. loyalty business committee to the famous after nine hundred seventeen the national has proclaimed the first house of the soviets and became a residence of the. top communist leader our main point of interest is really one of seven bright. since the location. antique furniture. ceilings

and a sense of history the one hundred. best of the capitol but it's also packed full of history. that party this week. was famous they are. seeing the hotel has been renovated since but still want. you to come across to the kremlin. today this room costs thousands of dollars a night i'm not quite sure the beach impressed with the. same rights for everyone. to know is historically connected to then. and is still an interest for many and those interested do not necessarily need to book a room you can apply for a special tour as the department of. exclusions are organized twice

a year. other moscow locations connects with. office encampment is now on historical exhibits. atmosphere in which she lived for several years. and it was open to the public in one hundred fifty five. in the country but as it was located in the kremlin the same building where the government president was. it was decided to move the cabinet to the state complex in. the moved including clogged but still shows the time when he left the room the last time. represent the period for nine hundred eighteen thousand nine hundred twenty three but the personal belongings from the collection which we used while. and in his

everyday life but older than that some of them were years boy several generations of the family and eighteen forty two. lookalikes. actors. and even the second one hundred roubles that's around three dollars you can have a cheesy reminder time. especially popular among foreigners but i have to say they are more stingy going to comes to money but they understand it's just like everything else in this world. monuments to lenin are not only examples of study of art but the also one of the main symbols of the era says the twenty's thousands of monuments were erected in almost every city and small town of the west. there were dozens of sculptures of the paucity of leader erected in the city squares in front of administrative buildings and you can still see many of them to this day. one of

those most luxurious hotel it was once a stage speeches the metropole hotel built in the beginning of the twentieth century also became a base for the bolshevik government many leaders lived and worked in the metropol and it was often visited by lenin when he addressed his associates in the one thousand twenties it started functioning as a hotel again for decades its roots were only available for russian and international celebrities and politicians. anyone can stay at the historic hotel but remember it does come to a price. that. the hotel has been preserved in its original look despite all the wars and revolutions of the twentieth century here today is the same as it was in nine hundred eighteen when the bolshevik government had its meetings here but its deputies smoked a lot so when restoration work was carried out in the new. all to spawn doubt that

the painted walls ten glossy small damaged which they had to clean to restore their would you know the decorations. then his life works and theories are still studied by hundreds of institutions around the world school is evaluate the ideology of communism. political influence and research look at the impact on the us. actually around the country for. his his legacy. for the twentieth century. location state. green space belong to various nobleman from the eighteenth century ending up in the position. of the famous. patron. government. property was

nationalized and became. the winter garden. it's really something to be. the answer running grounds are open to the public today but only for. the filled with possessions you can see everything from. his wheelchair clothes to his collection. twenty three he followed medical advice and left the kremlin. only in his early fifty's. and spent his final years. eighteen. i think. as his health deteriorated over the years finally living in. means he died in this actual bad on the twenty first of january ninety

twenty four. after the instant the complex was renamed linsky to say officially became a museum in one nine hundred thirty eight and was a place of pilgrimage for service citizens right up to the fourth of the i'm quoting from viewing his death mosque here to visiting his red square we're talking about local historians tourists all modern day communists the epic achievements of lenin still have a cult following and all the places connected with his life and legacy are spots amazing as the journey that was not his life. building well unfortunately that's what's how we have on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week so until then for me and the rest of the crew from london's spectacular. now.

seventy six hours of intense fighting. six thousand dead. from battlefields several kilometers long. and now there is only one person who cares. if we are surrounded by garbage everywhere but also there are. on this beach which of course is where most appropriate signification a symbol of everything that's wrong with our goddamn government allowing. torture way where so many guys died. a new battle is going on. will the history be protected. return to. gillian

cooper story on our t.v. . twenty years ago in largest country in. this case it. was how did you train. each began the journey. where did it take. the headlines on. one of russia's richest men says if not me then who sets its

sights on the position of the prime minister. has a big politics as head of a liberal pro-business party to become the second largest off the putin's united russia in the upcoming parliamentary election. dozens of die in a terrible afghanistan as barack obama promises to follow through with the decision to withdraw one third of u.s. troops from the country the white house is acting against the advice of top military commanders who want a much smaller troop reduction. london is accused of harboring a foreign fugitive soft it was revealed that the finance minister is living openly in britain despite a thirty year jail sentence but. he was convicted of corruption and power abuse for personal profit but fled. those are the headlines for this saturday but next sporting news with natasha.

hello welcome we are watching the sports update coming to you live from moscow coming up body a shot off of what continues a run of the champ and beating claros like apollo took weeks as the sad round. the russian olympic committee marks its centennial with history it is taking place at luzhniki every now. and also spinning not swimming apparel french riders are involved in an unusual accident. with a bizarre down after colliding. tennis stall found motivation up of a continues the quest for a second wimbledon title the fifth seed is into the all sixty enough to sing off. shut up about what's taken to tie breaking her previous match with british hopeful laura robson bought wasted no time this time around on her way to a quick way in the russian with some powerful shots which held her up properly six

two six during picture any. other group could as much expectations as maybe you guys have on me based on the fact that like you said i haven't been across the forest. for a few years so. happy at this point. and hopefully this year you can go a step further and even more. shut up of us performances being watched closely not only in england but also here in the russian capital recently retired star and olympic champion again the demands of a believes that she could win in london this year even though should last major title came at the australian open three years ago. if you wish to continue to. build and was maria's first grand slam title back in two thousand and four i think she likes to play on grass and has a good chance of winning this tournament this season and of course we'll be supporting her and the only russian men there usually. are sort of

a bulls namesake and old school friend but he could only one guy has a tougher opponent in the form of defending champion serena williams the latest school of the air point three two williams in the. house where world number one caroline was not through to the fourth round with a win over a little known john the lead guy. almost right there and joining was knocking the last sixteen was them and you could sit over who was now if you will play next. may well disappointment for vera zvonareva who was the highest ranked russian at wimbledon the second seed sent packing by the players should be lost in the semifinals with their one cover on friday six two six three match. and that brings us to the men's side of action where all top five seeds except andy murray who played on friday are in action today and one certain favorite is already through to the last sixteen defending champion rafael nadal successfully completing his much advanced. beating him in three sets roger federer is taking on knowledge

and time veteran of. cool water as we speak and he's leading by a set of already that one will be followed by the noble joker which against marcos but that is question called number one meanwhile sees the drop unsoldering go up against mitch arrives after williams and cure and tomas berdych also want to sing. in the meantime the lies have to be switched on at center court for the andy murray versus of on the beaches fixture on friday evening that gratian veteran forcing being counted for sad by winning the second that murray showed suitable for is to take the crucial fourth set tiebreaker and set up. and the council will be informed rashad the scare on monday. the biggest upset in the men's also fought occurred before that three time wimbledon finalist standing are already closing to full of sound a lot of the american fanning to take the same well said going down seven six seven six six four. yeah he played well i mean i. this year is

a lot easier to deal with than let's say last year where i feel like i gave it away . i got beat he came out he served about as well as someone has and. you know the stuff that's enabled me to beat him. you know seven times make you know pass the shots. wanted to make an employee defense on his forehead and he he did well today now it's been a full century of ups and downs for russia on the global sporting stage as the country's olympic committee marks its centennial the state is in moscow following up international olympic day which was on thursday as that's in part of has more and all the goings on from luzhniki. despite the weather misses of people have turned out at the losing to steady him to attend the twenty second all rational and big day and one hundred year celebration of the russian olympic committee the atmosphere is very friendly and people should believe in disappointed as it's

a real festival of sports where they were right facilities and everyone can find ones liking here there is a plethora of fresh olympic champions and famous athletes and we had a chance to speak to some of them. and i think an event such as this one should be held every year as it is an important occasion for all the current former and future russian olympic games and of the population sees its athletes give it their all during the games the exposure would increase regardless of the results. which you just i consider the specialty to be a personal holiday for me since i'm in lympics champion i'm good employee of the olympic committee our main goal is to simply expose as many children as possible to sports for healthier future generations. russia is going to host many significant sports events like the world students gain in cousin in twenty thirteen the next year it's the winter such olympics and then of course the world cup in twenty eight

and a lot is being done to make sports more popular among youth and this event is a big part of the program lots of children here enjoying themselves and hopefully many future sports stars among them designed by the above. must go. now over to motor sports and they double success for a bowl in today's qualifying ahead of the european grand prey in valencia sébastien italian mark webber securing the fastest spots on the grades there are eastern on there also posted only the fourth week asylum on the day despite winning friday's practice and style his teammates from the from also will stop right behind him from fair while the race hamilton was steadfast on mcclaren russia and russia. troll settle for eleven place. football now on the back of the hall for the long have welcomed full of manager within twelve months john kerry neither man hoping to become a fixture as the san siro fifty three year old knows the talent game well having

been groomed to see the system during the start of his playing career as perry neal later took over as juneau of managing two thousand and six finishing fifteen sciri two thousand and nine. second behind city rivals this season with manager promptly stepping down to take over as sporting director as row with corey suns your man in france. in goal that has been a swift trip to the top for nineteen year old patrick can play at the travelers championship the amateur leading at the halfway stage after sending a new cool small role while shooting the best round ever by a known professional player a stunning turn on the ball sixty handing the californian a four shot lead smooth for eagle on the thirteenth hole part of that the majority of players managed to finish the second round after rain delays on day one forced many to play catch up on friday a group of five more experienced go for as the chasing the youngster online on the

web simpson among those nearest rivals after almost a sing this sixteenth hole here. due to come on or perhaps later on saturday in germany with two premier middleweight boxers set to face off fellow hall's the w.b. go with irish challenger matthew macklin this slight outsider to capture the belt in cologne mclean though has not lost an eleven five stop to moving up from the life middleweight division the twenty nine year olds overall record standing up twenty points to losses with an impressive nineteen knockouts this live more season still say it's the five victories two defeats and one draw he's held the title since two thousand and seven but i'm a game ball. well natalie however says the german is going to get time quickly but still believes the opposite is true. it was the choke open she's opponents to the work he's worked for is relatively low rating in comparison somalia so you know i'm

going to own a microphone so if he's going to have to stay with me he's going to have too much money to be much of a nice toy get up nothing left in the second half of the full sink i believe because that's just one of the first four five six weeks after this experience he becomes pretty much it's an addition seeing things just become lifetime. and finally motor sport crashes really have a lighter side to them with having collisions frequently causing injury or in some cases death the following and it's a bike crash though thankfully only resulted in a few loves for the spectators the money will track has seen its fair share of thrilling moments as a form aside for formula one for a trumpery though no formula one accident ever came close to the want to be felt in made cereal and some of. the pair losing control of their eyes during a tough bend and were unable to regain it off of the ensuing incident the bikes going out for a spin without taking the riders along causing

a massive amount of frustration for both man everybody bought the deal getting a kick out of the situation as the bethel further and further down the standings. i would say for this hour you tube channel is our team sport music and find more stories there and coming up next here on our team is the wild weather update stay tuned. more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica

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