the human cost of the customs officials on the front which is previously on the trial. next on this channel we discover russia's southern region. very own explorer james brown brings you a taste of the local food and customs enjoy. it's always a pleasure to visit the south of russia and. 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. if you

come into her. 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 the lord stalk. you. now this is president's famous water tower it's one of many constructions remaining by famous russian engineers. and it's still one of the best places to take it. it is often referred to as russia's thomas edison because of the quality of his invention he. towers 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 may be hungry but luckily just a place to go. great sights smells. and i had a lunch date with an ex but. i'm looking forward. to study. the place.

and this one is becoming fluent in the language. 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. this case 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. as a great story. you know james species yeah those who could see your eyes go to the yeah. i'm very like cakes so let's buy so you're going to get these yeah all right well thank you ever so much for showing me round 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 or to go it is around here somewhere but you know what they say if in doubt ask a policeman. throwing my uniform yes yes i do yes we will leave to you thank you very

much police police. it appears close 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 in russia the new projects. always seem to. say with police departments. and. security. because.

well if you all get in the back of a police car this is definitely the way to go. thank you very much. you know that's what. i've been dropped off in the city's central square. was about to begin. original. these men. and without their ancestors cry wouldn't exist the land here was originally given to them by empress catherine 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. i'm going to slice it off. once more. very good. fencing skills. of course is absolutely part of the makeup. somewhere else in the city.

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still show speed. the sun's out. especially meet. for the start of 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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is the river it's the longest in the northern caucasus so you can't really comes across a dollar and not paid a visit but you can just take a walk along the water all. you can get to know it's something a little bit speedy. eagler is one of the instructors here powerboat 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 racing season and then a wet suit sort of things to come. and once i got on my life vest it was time to take my seat. and trust it 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 tends to be quite helpful to them by pullets. it cuts the engine out fingers crossed they

were needed. this. is a super. computer quick push from the bank was all. these things you want to come. for you let me be i said or we were to leave the ball about because that is incredible who who. joined us have to go through a rather unusual club ritual. not a bit of boneheads to finish off the russian tradition of the more. i

was about to attend class in the most to still strong laden event yes. it's pretty sad to say that the gym and i have never been clouds that are 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. you want. us to. believe that you are the founders of some sort of. you not me. is the founder of the cons here it's that 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 twenty years and the toughest guys in the south of russia are here to show. one of the things i love about strong since they get fairly crazy stuff like that yeah that's true that's true this 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. you. see

here go for had a fee of forty kilos just name. them going to help this man. you know. he's bold. and if it compares to this how do you feel trouble with the point he could still make up for it in the top of. some beautiful places. just over a century ago this area was nothing. and maybe the old. until. turned it into. an old friend of his. son and has been

a professor at the local university for more than. forty years and it's literally see in the gardens grow from nothing to what they are today. it's done in a regular old it pattern like the english style works is that 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 braids 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. 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 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 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. post they seem to change their minds pretty quickly. too guys or they're just hard to put. between his colleagues normally patrol to stretch but to date the public. as a result. 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. 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. class monkey and. it's a little difficult to do a good impression of a drowning man in a fight. 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 to safety. another soul say by the crows nidal river. rescue service. i definitely recommend the drysuit. i was happy to be out of the movie but i was genuinely sad to be leaving. outside of moscow and st petersburg it's the most modern and well maintained city i've seen in russia and when i think i could genuinely live. looking at the beautiful cloaks

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