pedants from georgia. those are the top stories here in r.t.l. be back shortly with more updates the meantime our team takes you on a tour of the spectacular fountain displays in the russian capital. oh the fire going on the streets. of the mountains from drinking water to see the political. blogs where they used simple missing faces all. the sick ones. in france singles pizzas. to the kremlin at the well known well. as the main gem of the underground shopping mall. the

glass structure of the fountain slowly rotates and every twenty four hours makes a full revolution opening night you know she said if you look you can determine the time up to five minutes in the mideast cities of the world. the first fountain in moscow was located on treatment square. during several of the fountains built along the river up the street because that's the most the fountains in moscow once provided drinking water to muscovites and now timothy decorate many of the city squares parks the crispy fountain here is the only one remaining of those built before the revolution or machine built in eighteen thirty five it still puts the original location in seriousness. interesting our functional found sense has changed over the centuries before the revolution downton

most generally. but there were. something like today's petrol stations at the time of the hundred thirty five just down construction plans to rebuild the city to make a. you want to forget. the eight hundred and fifty. a number of found. because of the outdoor fountains only operate during the warm season usually. at the beginning of spring they really long back into the city and are a welcome addition to several. of the main fountain is the beautiful you can see. the full seasons. the creator.

the ground because you know people to provide hours of how to entertainment just the way a show will come but. on cold windy days it's best to stay away. in the among these young people love to sponsor many of soaking wet. little. and also those closer to red square and amazing to create an atmosphere. it's just fantastic. but i think. most of the. the founding of the group seem. to have been. and indeed it is important to know that good things come from god and for.

his exit are the desires. of. the sciences they are to be kept to their history you feel that. the tradition the history of the us. on this occasion is that the department store that was built next to red square in eight hundred ninety three not all fountains are outside. by nine hundred seventeen this indoor space contain more than one thousand two hundred shops and the centerpiece of the most impressive shopping mall in the survey in which this next feature. this famous founder is also a popular meeting face became a right in the heart of good american in ninety six i am legend has it that although it's opening day it was filled with sparkling wine brilliance over the past one hundred years it. reconstructs is a massive fifty six its original circular design was replacing the current adult

based mostly on intelligent programming system for the water that was added to the promise or lost it is one of the most glamorous and expensive in russia and the exclusivity of its main fountain match now is only the spot for true that would be a popular fountain. so what other movie displays standout action capital the u.s. is not people's friendship fountain also known as the friendship of nations fountain is one of the most widely recognized symbols of serbia moscow stunning proud in the heart of the russian exhibition center of its impressive gilded structure was created in the fifty's if each is sixteen different statues of maidens each representing a republic of the soviet union before nine hundred fifty six. when enjoying the views of central moscow you just need not miss a moment structure on the mosque of

a river not far from the kremlin the bronze monument this is almost one hundred meters high depicting m.p.p. to the great of a ship the monument was erected to celebrate the three hundred thousand first rate of the russian fleet. until and man march is surrounded in controversy many muscovites don't like the structure but little hate it it definitely makes the area standout joins some of the. fountains are not only the perfect place to relax in the in the warm summer sun but also at night many of them become illuminated landmarks various shows featuring musical performances in light installations are often organized at the city's most prominent fountains insist on seeing singing attractions are popular with muscovites ex-pats and visit his ideal and cooling outdoor entertainment shared. with the rides at the city's in a museum and reserve decision has been known since the late sixties century when it

belonged to a reader sister of saporta schooled enough in seven hundred seventy five when the state was bought by empress catherine the great it received its present name which means thirteen is increasing in english. it is located approximately fifteen kilometers from the center of moscow. it takes around half an hour to get there by car depending on traffic. and you can also take an underground train from the city center to the city metro stop. this impressive fountain is like a fifth of the fifth in a row and date and it's the largest musical fountain today in the russian capital fifty five meters wide with nine hundred and fifteen water jets it was completely renovated only a few years ago now make its first attraction in moscow. comfortably

isolated on an island in the middle of a pond to bridges link it with the mainland. eighty two pumps. ultimately jets reach up to fifteen meters in the music can be heard from every point of the plane's bank even the music at times is something to be desired. it enough that a uvula the stars of innate catherine the great was not a fan of fountains she didn't like what she called there to officially streaming water but we think that every state should have an attraction such as a fountain because our guests when coming here as special and what someone there should have a chance to enjoy the uplifting was rough the fountains and the flight without fountain use it is also involved it creates a special festive mood and makes people feel. many suggest the grand fountains here

at least a symbolic of that strength and power. i think the sound of rushing and spraying jets often creates a sense of nobility history and peacefulness. is just something of a fountain feels good for the soul. today there are now over five hundred fountains in the capital they do in the front of museums squares and parks and send proud next to shopping centers and features they used on individuals or events recreation and for entertainment many alignments and rights and indeed just like the fountains at night here many of the capital's fountains act not just as tourist spots but the symbols of new. large crowds and resilience erected to make a variety of social political and cultural statements unfortunately that's all it's how we have on this week's program about the various bounciness here in the russian

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i got out of the military in one thousand nine hundred sixty six i got over because it's the same as i saw the things i was doing and this is the reason sept we were given for doing them it was a personal protests. during the vietnam war an antiwar movement emerged that altered the course of history this movement didn't take place on college campuses but in berets and on ships penetrated elite military colleges like west point and it spread throughout the battlefields of vietnam yet today few people know about the g.i. movement against the war in vietnam. ask the army we always said free the army or fun travel and adventure but it really meant the army.

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the u.n. calls for restraint in libya amid reports of abuses and alleged summary killings by both rebels and gadhafi forces there's also concern the country's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands in the bloody civil war. and struggles to balance the books and stagnating growth and surging dead bring about government cuts there a fear of public outrage could soon spill out into the streets. and the caucuses republican a posse is electing a new leader and a vote triggered by the death of its president a lot of the stake for the new head of state as a country still recovering from its long and violent struggle for independence from georgia. as we have lines here on our team next and bringing you the sports update with unit.

good to have you with us this is sports today plenty ahead this friday morning. happy to be here and that's the message from some you were at so was the fourth time african leader of the year speaks for the first time since his move from inter to. the big leagues russian sides and it's. void the likes of barcelona real madrid manchester united and chelsea in the draw for the champions league group stages. new york state of mind the yankees become the first team in m l b history to have three grand slams in a single game. football first were something left so how said he's happy to be the cameroon striker holding his first press conference since his thirty million dollar move from intro to. this week the thirty year old signing up for three years with the darkest side will earn fifteen million dollars per season before tom african

player of the year widely regarded as the best foreign for pro to appear in the russian premier league he's also the third big name to be signed by on this season alone along with brazil legend a lot of work to carlos on russia winger sure cough it was said to make his debut rough stuff on saturday a limp to stadium certainly not the san siro but neither that nor criticism over the forwards pay seems to be dampening the former on the radio. and you know money is not that important to me so i never talk about it money is just part of the game i move through cameroon to play football and my main goal is to be happy and to make others around me happy too what is important to me is the big project which is on g. and i want to help the people behind it. the verdict seems to be could have been much worse for russia's representatives in thursday's champions league draw domestic title holders need some petersburg league leaders both hundred relatively

comfortable draws for the upcoming group stages those needs group. sport to. see it from cyprus petersburg side surely called taking the. offer. to join three time winners enter a french champions league. place the. previous best result in the champions league twenty ten when they reached the quarter final . look at the rest of the groups in order not group eight to call the champions league. against germany. experienced. last season's final. group c. really couldn't have asked for a much more favorable draw. while

real madrid won the tournament a record nine times face competition from french dutch champions. chelsea they were assigned a group even the worst of places to find themselves either as the first ever european. bank or immediate moment. are still who qualified by their victory over. more say greek olympiacos german champions but dortmund. brings us finally for a time when. barcelona are in group h. alongside seven time european champions. soft making their second period. in the competition on group this is the. place from the czech republic. after the draw was concluded you if any in line know messi is europe's best bowler

the twenty four argentina striker also being crowned fifo world the year in twenty ten he saw. them on regarded as his arch rival reality still i that brings us to europe second big club competition where an injury time goal soar spartak moscow crush of the europa league playoffs they. are not a group that. far off sparks to leave a solution. hold a match box level before the break before. goal headed home the winner for the polls in stoppage time. for the only russian side to make it through on the night the real men sing off the box. three one on aggregate to kick off all that was delayed for a second. with after torrential rains had helped but in the result was to be our home and they did get under way leaving the turks that lie through.

in other football news the players' strike has finally been resolved in spain sperm are illegal in the new season no jew to kick off on saturday after a week steadily players on league officials finally reaching an agreement this week the disagreement disrupting the start of the season in the top two divisions the league has now agreed to pay the wages of more than two hundred players reportedly in excess of fifty million euro the deal also allows players to end their contracts if they don't receive their salaries from their clubs in. now it just a day to go before the start of the athletics world championships in south korea the showpiece event has lost one of its biggest attractions former world record holder a sufferer paul pulling out of the one hundred meters due to a growing strain the twenty eight year old jamaican had been racing against time to get fit for the big event but has just failed to do so however his agent said he

could be fit in time for the four by one hundred meter relay later in the tournament pole holes this season best time of nine point seven eight seconds but has yet to claim individual pulled either the olympics or the. people you've seen both so there are tribal from the big spring trio of american tyson gay is already out with a hip injury so now powell control makes pulte even more favorite retain the one hundred two hundred meters title he won two years ago or ever old admits he isn't quite in the same top four months he was out there was early in world championships . with most of the beautiful in the door to be. the first. one. so i'm going to focus on. i'm just going to do with the main focus let's talk golf for horace and fraser is

plenty to look forward to despite gloomy weather forecasts up the barclays the first event of golf's fed ex cup playoffs interrupted by rain but the american benefited from an early start to finish. off for the opening round seventy four of one hundred twenty five participants finishing the day fraser among them forty year old thinking a birdie on the sixteenth before ending on seven on for the lead. char. but there are yet to wrap up the round birdie time for jonathan byrd on the fifteenth he did finish the round type or single. the g. and b. just sing also concluded the run and six songs or he would set himself up for birdie on this seventeenth with this at. brings us to the diamond where the yankees have added another stripe of excellence to their history books new york becoming the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in one game they blew i think this is being oakland athletics the home team

well they're actually booed by the local bombs as the visitors rolled out to a seven one lead robinson first grand slam of the day on the second of the season helped make it seven six in the fifth though another of those four run homers was had by russell martin in the next inning yankees moving past a comeback trail taking the seven lead at this stage the big apple funds well their prayers were answered with what would become a historic outing curtis granderson piling on for a twenty one h. lead with a record third in the twenty two nine was the spirit. driving sensation danica patrick is set to increase her exposure in the racing world that twenty nine year old moving full time from the indy car series to no car patrick house race part time in the lower tier nascar series since two thousand and ten she became the first female to finish in the top five coming in fourth at the psalms

ton three hundred in march now the american is aiming for a full season schedule next year with the long term plan is to race in the top level sprint cup by twenty thirty with the wisconsin native already in the history books after taking the indy on three hundred. eight some becoming the first female to win a race and this year recess well. finally to tennis with a draw it's been annoyance for the final grand slam of the year the u.s. open third seed maria sharapova is in line for a quarter final place for petrik of each of and what will be reprising of the wimbledon this side or sharapova introduced here of a sponsor's defense but the russian were number four is looking a bit shorter on stock here it must be said than usual as in fact that long was actually men's number one novak djokovic shoving a bit of a choke a true up of expense the serbian is renowned for his impersonator on the tour. and then he came face to face in fact with the russian who sold the winning side and

i've heard it should be more serious next week when the u.s. open gets under way in good form after winning in cincinatti last week. both of them but it is all your sport weather is next see short. twenty years ago the largest country. disintegrates of. what had been more. each began a journey. where did it take them. if . russia would be soon which brightened if you knew no bounds soon from

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. as heavy fighting continues in the vs bloody civil war there is concern the country's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands . france struggles to balance the books as stagnating growth and surging down bring about government cuts with fierce public outrage could soon spill out onto the streets. and the caucus is republic of a posse is electing a new leader in a vote triggered by the death of its president. and it's the final countdown to the federal. debt somehow hunter with the markets and dissipating the speech of ben bernanke the business archie we'll bring you more analysis in about twenty minutes to. you watching our team coming to live from moscow with me or you know josh the un has.