in time join our team on its regular journey to discover russia taking this time to the southern city of a true historic jewel on the river. it's always a pleasure to visit the south of russia and is going to be one of its finest cities . founded on the river at the end of the eighteenth century. from a small outpost to a modern administrative capital. and as soon as you write this one lady you really need to go and see. this. catherine and she is the patron saint of present up i am legend has it that if you come into harmonium and stand on this circle then you come under the

saints protection for the time you were in this. was ready to get sight see i thought i'd start with you. now this is president's famous water tower it's one of the only constructions remaining by famous russian engineer bolivia machine called and it's still one of the best places to take a look at the city. it is often referred to as russia's thomas edison because of the quality of his invention he need towers like this to fifty years of disuse it is starting to get a little rusty. building but for a panoramic view there are a few better places. for climbing may be hungry but

luckily just a place to go. in the. sights smells. and i had a lunch date with an ex but. i'm looking forward. to. this. child to study. and i. love with the place. and this one is becoming fluent in the language of the local food. some of the

delicacies here. taste. i'm sure never. saw. i do feel that there are some things that should be left as nature intended but. this case it's a definite. definitely an acquired taste. and should be just certainly get used to christmas in fact she's so fond of her new home she's thinking of staying off to she graduates saying that people are very kind. and i can just say that i found myself because.

there's a great story or you know you james species yeah those who could see your eyes go to the yeah i think a very alike cakes so let's go to buy so you're going to get these yeah all right well thank you ever so much for showing me around the local media it's been a great pleasure. i can get pleasure from and i think. my list could be due to enjoying the chocolate fix when i headed back outside the weather had cleared up my mind that there was something special going on in the middle of town i just needed to get more. of a change here but god is around here somewhere but you know what they say if in doubt ask a policeman. because the. course of my uniform yes yes begin with i do yes we will leave to you thank you very much police police. it appears close to those call skitt to clean up the streets

one can for the environment at the same time i've never seen cause like this for the police and rochelle they are new projects yes it's a new. cd. with police departments have. told security ok. because. well if you all get in the back of the police this is definitely.

thank you very much. i've been dropped off in the city's central square. was about to begin. and without their ancestors' cross wouldn't exist the land here was originally given to them. in the great century. twenty the city was named. which means catherine's gift. and brilliance and its reputation they still build on today. i think. you don't have. to be trained. but it certainly seems to help you.

once more. very good. fencing skills. of course is absolutely a part of the makeup. somewhere else in the city.

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i'm unfortunately can lead to cracks it seems this chunk of damascus steel was going to be recycled fortunately i had another. specimen. just hammering the edge.

and we just. think. that to get the right temperature. barring the shouting. you have it. a blade. most famous soldiers will. be consigned to the history books the people still show speed. the sun's out.

especially. for the victory one of the most important meet in the city's racing calendar. number. what do you think do you like it. to spend the time. and. i had a few trips around. for

about thirty seconds and then. it was a good boy. and headed back to the track but things didn't exactly. go on. a few races in. feet. yes. and we. had.

i decided to quit while i was ahead. and just to. millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about the them it's about need to. say.

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the cuban river it's the longest in the northern caucasus so you told really comes across a dollar in the hay to visit but you can just take a walks along the waterside or. you can get snow it's something a little bit speedy. here is one of the instructors here in powerboats school he's an eight time russian champion and in charge of getting the next generation to follow in his wake. we have got lots of young sportsmen here and international class boats that can go up to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour. we try to stimulate the children's capacity for work and our members take part in both european and world championships.

it seemed like i was in good hands although i did need some more appropriate clothing. more of a racing season than a wet suit sort of things to come. and once i got on my life vest it was time to take my seat ok i trust you completely. my life in this very small and snug contraption. with just a gas pedal and no brakes to worry about it did seem pretty easy to draw it and there was at least one quick way to slow down. this little safety line is going to be quite hell for example i pull it. it cuts the engine out things cross though and

leave it there. this. super. computer quick push from the bank was all. these things you want to come. for you let me be i said no we were to leave the ball about because that is incredible who who. joined us have to go through a rather unusual club ritual. heck. to finish off the russian tradition of the more.

i was about to attend crossing the most to still strong laden event yeah. it's pretty sad to say that the gym and i have never been close bus they're all people who can teach their own body weights in a day and lift the equivalent of around five big men and if you can do that maybe you two can compete in the us in some some competition. and i think. everyone here. is one of the guys in charge of it all for people. to. believe that you one of the founders of some sort of. you not me. is the founder of this contest and you're at the right place because these are the

strongest doesn't present. you get a seat ok. so the game has been training in some since gym and taking calls from their events for almost twenty years and the toughest guys in the south of russia are here to show what they can do. one of the things i love about strong since they get some fairly crazy stuff. that's true that's true this let's just way this is gentlemen is going to lift off much so. it's one hundred feet below one hundred fifty how much do you weigh. you see these big guys this fall that just. go for had

a fee of forty kilos just me. then going to help this gentleman. and if it compares to this how do you feel trouble with the point they could still make up for it in the top of. some beautiful places. just over half a century ago this area was nothing but grass and maybe the old potato allotment until this man came along. turned it into. a beautiful botanical garden. and i'm off to meet an old friend of his.

sun has been a professor at the local university for more than forty years and has literally see in the gardens grow from nothing to what they are today. it's done in a regularly audit pattern like the english style. that they're all of different high stuff as you can see and you can find every conceivable form of plant life. in fact there are more than seventy different rare breeds in the gardens and susana was happy to show me some of her favorites. can you feel it. smell it's. there around twenty full time staff here but they can always do with one hand and that meant i got to put my own tiny sapling in the ground. this this little

maple tree is one of more than forty thousand trees so that by hand and hopefully in a few decades to come it will still be here giving us a. president locals. unfortunately my time in the city was coming to an end but there was one group of local heroes i really wanted to meet. the people here love the river which runs right through president but it can also be a dangerous place there are up to five accidents a day on the water during the summer season but that's what the rescue service is here for. and i was here to see what sort of challenges i face. once i changed into my official rescue ranger gear we were ready to head on to the river. and now this is

a typical day you know when we are on patrol. they want to do is go down the cuban river all the way to places where bathing is allowed and most importantly where it's not allowed to. the problem is that there is a very strong current in the kugan river and swimming can be very dangerous. some people trying to do it when they're under the influence of alcohol. teenagers over there for instance but as the boat drew. they seem to change their minds pretty quickly. too guys are they're just hard to put. between his colleagues normally patrol forty film to stretch but today the public role of playing the rhythm. of course it never hurts to issue a gentle reminder to. everyone having a nice time don't go. don't go. see

and nobody is going swimming to see how impressed they are with our authority. to people who did look like they were getting ready to sit. future victims. have been very quiet as things were about to get interesting. well everyone's been doing very well behaved down the river today but to go as he still needs train which means they need a victim. last moment. it's a little difficult to do a good impression of a drowning man in a fight. but i did try my best and that river was not.

over with no. more. but fortunately i was only splashing around for a minute or two before i was free to safety. another soul saved by the close nidal river. rescue service. i definitely recommend the dry season. most people. i was happy to be out of the rule set but i was genuinely sad to be leaving class an adult outside of moscow and st petersburg it's the most modern and well maintained city i've seen in russia i'm one i think i could genuinely live with you looking at the beautiful folks sometimes called schools in action or just genuine

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