thousand and six london murder of former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko at the news conference. peacekeepers in kosovo on high alert as ethnic tension in serbia is very republican reaches a boiling point violence broke out recently when kosovo forcibly seized two serbian . more news coming your way in half an hour first though we had russia's krasnodar region where both the food and the people pack a punch stay with us. it's always a pleasure to visit the. school 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 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. if you come. and stand on this circle then you come under the saints protection for the time you are in this. is really to get sight see what stops you. now this is president's famous water it's one of many constructions remaining by famous russian engineer. and it's still one of the best places to take a look at the city. thomas edison because of the quality of his invention. like this 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 made me hungry but luckily just a place to go. and i had a lunch date with an ex but. yeah . this.

came from china to study. the place. and it was becoming fluent in the language. some of the delicacies here. taste. i'm sure never. i. do feel that there are some things that should be left as nature intended. this case but it's a definite it's. 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. that is a great story. you know you james species yeah those are not good 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 and i'm a watermelon that i can get pleasure from and i think. my list could be due to enjoying the chocolate fix well 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 much. of a change or to go it is around here somewhere you know what they say if in doubt

ask a policeman. because the puzzle what it's. all uniform yes yes begin with i do yes we will leave to you thank you very much police police. it appears close to those cops get to clean up the streets and can for the environment at the same time i've never seen cars like this for the police and rochelle they are new projects yes and soon you will see. with police departments. security will fit all. ok. if you. do. this.

because. well if you all get a wind up in the back of a police car this is definitely the way to go. thank you very much. you know that's what i call a public service. i've been dropped off in the city's central square and it looked like the show was about to begin. original. these men x. and without their ancestors cross wouldn't exist the land here was originally given to them by empress catherine the great in the late eighteenth century. twenty six

he was named. which means catherine's gift. and brilliant swordsman and its reputation they still build on today. i think. you don't have to have to be trained by these guys but it certainly seems to help you coordination. i'm going to slice it off. once more. very good. fencing skills. of course is absolutely a part of the makeup. somewhere else in the city.

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chunk of damascus steel was going to have to be recycled to fortunately had another developed specimen. just hammering the edge. and we just have. to go. painfully. 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 meet. for the victory one of the most important meet in the city's racing calendar. number seven. what do you think do you like it.

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a dollar and not paid a visit but you can just take a walk along the wall to see all. you can get to know it's something a little bit speedy. eagler is one of the instructors here at. school he's a 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. 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 and there was at least one quick way to slow down. this little safety is going to require pull it. out fingers crossed though it needed to. this. is a super. computer quick push from the bank was all.

these things you want to come. for you let me set it all with tell you says the ball about because dot is incredible who who. joined us have to go through a rather unusual club ritual. but heck on a bit of bone needs to finish off russian tradition of the more. i was about to attend cross of the most to still strong laden event the. it's pretty sad to say that the jim and i have never been close bus they're all people who can

eat their own body weight in a day and lift the equivalent of around five big men and if you can do that maybe you too 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. james 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 in their events twenty years in the toughest guys in the south of russia right here to show what they can do. one of the things i love about strong since they get some fairly crazy stuff like i think that's true let's just let's just way this is going to lift off much so. 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 man. and

if the competitors have a little trouble with the point they could still make up for it in the top of. some beautiful places. just over a century ago this area was nothing else and maybe the old. and still. turned it into a. beautiful. and i'm off to meet an old friend of his. son who has been a professor at the local university for more than. forty years and has literally seen the gardens grow from nothing to what they are today. it's done in

a regularly audit pattern like the english style. but they're all of differing high 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 a 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 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 they 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 that you 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. they seem to change their minds pretty quickly . too guys are they're just hard to. be true and his colleagues normally patrol the forty kilometer stretch but today the public will paying the use of the river. of course it never hurts to issue a gentle reminder to. everyone having a nice time don't go swimming don't go. see a nobody is going swimming see how impressed they are with our authority. mind you there were two people who did look like they were getting ready to hold

themselves it. future victims. have been very quiet but 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 highly buoyant suits but i do try my best and that river was no. no no.

but fortunately i was only splashing around for a minute or two before i was free to safety. another soul saved by the crows nadeau river. rescue service. i definitely recommend the drysuit. most people because. i was happy to be out of the ocean but i was genuinely sad to be leaving crescent. downside of mosco in 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 in we'll be looking at the beautiful books some top club schools in action or just genuine closeups culture and hospitality house an adult said to.

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in some pieces but it's a lot easier bendable in green to tell your grand total emerald marco polo blue the club schoolteacher sokol soto in the big old. corinthian escaped minutes to say a strong. go twenty two look you think of school for him. to. loosen

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