if. you. buy from moscow this is r t it's eight thirty pm friday night most welcome my thanks to the company and i know these are our top stories in the big story palestinian leader mahmoud abbas gets the paid for full statehood to the u.n. secretary general was despite the u.s. promise to veto the bid in the security council says no addressing the u.n. general assembly these latest live pictures coming through he's been talking for the last half hour or so a little bit later on tonight the israeli prime minister binyamin you know is due to speak as well give a counter-argument of course we'll be telling you were what comes out of that speech as well probably so that tied in with today's events chaos breaks out of the

israeli palestinian border with stones and bullets flying across the checkpoint and a palestinian shot dead in a clash with israeli soldiers. you know the news fears of a double dip global recession intensify in the wake of thursday's huge markets plunge that spared no one from asia as a debt ridden europe there several greek banks have been downgraded because of the worsening economic situation. and clashes between pro and anti-government forces in yemen intensified today with the death toll from five days of violence now to one hundred that's as the country's president returned to the yemeni capital three months after surviving an assassination attempt. programs continue that next moscow team takes you to the ancient russian sound of reborn from because some mediæval sights and sounds the next year on our t.v. .

hello good to see you again and welcome on this week's episode the must go out scene are in the back or of the largest and most people towns of the leningrad region and russia also owned by sweden and then finland today it still for says they create that evil look of an old and european town so join me as we travel back in time and see what cultural attractions are off to get here the moscow team took an overnight train from that encrypts the station known as be prepared to finish the script for some time is located around eight hundred kilometers from the russian capital. looking around to see the area's medieval houses some in value condition but others will call on the couple's lanes and witness the wonderful cock town cathedrals and various architecture the medieval town has to offer. the best

is a true cross cultural point of the caribbean swedish finnish and russian traditions and all of them can be traced in the towns heritage customs shape and history leave it was founded in the end of the thirteenth century during the crusades by one of the swedish martial clips and as a result of the russians from ishmael's in the seventeenth century and seventeenth enjoying the reign of peter the great treason to signs the debug became a part of russia finland which was historically pass' sweden then became the old thomas grand duchy state within the russian empire a fever be on its territory. in ninety four it was pronounced as a city in the u.s.s.r. by the nineteen fifties industrial enterprises were stored in beaver a multi story residential and office buildings were constructed. the role of the berg in the u.s.s.r. as a railway and secret terminal and as a cultural and tourist center increased. the

burkas very beautiful. much history a beautiful nature and vironment perfect question right so when you get us it's not a first time in fact we got here often and like it a lot of issues different from other russian towns it's very european and we enjoy it's part of its own streets and lanes and its atmosphere in general all the. old buildings the old castle and everything that has the importance to the finished history yes and i think it's also a very emotional moment to be here approximates filling means that many of the names of their shops bars banks restaurants operating finnish and russian market square is a central popular tourist spots with various restaurants markets which is clarion it's difficult to get lost in the village with a population of around eighty thousand it's one of the smaller cities and at the

top cannes of this kabul area is a rather interesting focal point the architecture is certainly different here vbac than another russians ounds it feels more european now that our behind us that was built in the fifteenth century by order of king good stuff of sweden originally part of the old city war in the eighteenth century locals nicknamed it the fat i think in that in reference to the rather overweight empress of the. it can be so cruel. our next location is the hermitage museum opened in two thousand and ten and it's an offshoot of the famous heritage museum in simply disparage all of the several cabinet representations of the museum in russia and around the world. the exhibition center opened in two thousand and ten and already it's now one of the main cultural attractions in the area fine arts and culture is from all over the world over who said. the exposition changes every six months

a surprise every time we visit. the display here today is called easter mass the history of islamic world this edition consists of several parts listened to case cultural interaction of the muslim world with other regions including europe china india and russia. i think on display back to the seventh century various silver and bronze tableware clothes jewelry and weapons of his congressional authority more than half of adult visitors to our museum are tourists from finland those who were deeply impressed with the exposition as a display from the hermitage collection can rarely be seen anywhere in the world and because there are so many finnish tourists we decided that all information in our museum should be provided in three languages russian english and finish. the building is also shared with the viva arts school the hematologist art historian selections on the history of the world's art to equal of all ages.

so what other historical sites are that envy good as in many cities in russia full of e-books main squares this code red square although the name of this place comes from rather terrifying events originally it was called the square of the red well in the sixteenth century a spring was located here and so many public executions took place next to it the legend has it that the underground water is in the area became red with blood of course the well is long gone and now it spots a monument to lenin constructed in the one nine hundred fifty s. the case is. really all in the cops how it was built in the fifteenth century originally it was the belfry of the bugs cathedral which was later destroyed because then the clock tower later but atop a clock was placed on it. the structure something from fire as many times it was burned to the ground on several occasions but it was always restored towards the end of the eighteenth century and prescott from the great presented fever with a huge bell as a gift which was placed on the building which became

a fire lookout tower as well catherine's gift hangs in the town to this day you can still witness bring in. unlike many historical buildings which were built by the swedes and the birds and this will speak asians is an architectural monument they see back to the times when the town became a part of russia. the construction of the bastion started in seventeen thirty during the reign of compress and here on the floor and also for over twenty years the first occasion featured numerous structures made of stone but only two gates of the preserved till now days living area is still used as a connecting moves between two parts of the city. to a final location now in the costly in the back stands in the middle of a straight on the small rocky island thousand one. thousand seven hundred metres long and two hundred metres wide the fortress was built in the year twelve ninety three and over the centuries it has witnessed everything from battles celebrations and asked that i always good to take part in other events but includes lots of

souls costumes and all. the medieval attractions today it's called the knights tournament he says but as a prey archery sufficing is one of the main he will it seems here in favor of the sheer amount battle between german and french knights is one of the highlights the specifically brings a large amount of street spaces. the festival also features a concert of folk music dance and across france he can buy various items such as wooden utensils clothing and medieval memorabilia full of noise laughter and wonderful costumes it's like entranced with his back in time. it's a ten there's an hour first of all differs from all other similar events not only because it's held in an authentic medieval castle but also because it's features not only battle installations but it's also educational every year will be nice

conferences and lectures on a particular subject from the middle ages attractions and architecture monuments of the birth of closely connected with its history the unique scenery of a castle provides the museum with an exceptional opportunity in housing various concerts for exhaustible and how to fights we are the a st petersburg club we reckon struck the are tourists from the thirteenth fourteenth century endure and that's why this is the n.l. first of all we take part any early and we have our tournaments and then of course we would show the public how to do this that's fun and we just love some kind of sport at the same time you're dressed so nicely and it's great people from all over russia come to the festival and for them it's a culmination of long preparations for the events. for several months before for civil they not only get the handmade costumes ready but also study various store documents on the exact subject areas to which the festival is dedicated even see

a swordfight player next month. looks ok the real for me weighed down with mama it's a wonder that a move that's all. there are various activities you can try how it's here i'm trying my hand at archery i have to list before they're asked to take a few years and here we go and find it right in the center not past. seven centuries the cost was reconstructed several times acquired educational buildings in fact now it's the only council in russia designed in the york a tradition. that's how it is the focal point is really one of the symbols of the region. for the energetic amongst us a trip to the top is well worth a visit thinking up the dusty staircases it's best not to count the number of steps . in the eight hundred fifty s. as a result of fireworks celebration the opening of a nearby major canal because it was seriously damaged by fire after the restoration

in eighty nine one eight hundred ninety eight and she met her in full we see here today. the views from the top are just incredible for the three hundred sixty and a rama you can see the whole region with all its sites both old and new living side by side and that's what the verge is a fusion of many political social and cultural influences. but there we have a force of events let's all we have on this week's program you get of the same time next week for more exploration of the beetle city on people i saw them for me and the rest of the crew from the dizzying heights of a castle talent here. and now. we're .

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a dinosaur. which was really tough situations. the new story tonight palestinian leader mahmoud abbas submit the paper for full statehood to the u.n. secretary general that's despite the u.s. promise to veto the bill in the security council as you can see from these latest live pictures he's now addressing the u.n. general assembly little bit later on tonight israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. will hear what he's got to say about all that is coming up later our other headlines tied in with this story today chaos breaks out at the israeli palestinian border with stones and bullets flying across the checkpoint and a palestinian shot dead in a clash with israeli soldiers. also fears of a double dip global recession intensify in the wake of thursday's huge markets plunge that spared no one from asia the debt ridden europe asian european markets

ended their worst week since two thousand and eight and the u.s. is heading in the same direction. one other story for you tonight clashes between pro and anti-government forces in yemen intensified the death toll now from five days of violence has reached one hundred but says the country's president returns to the yemeni capital three months after surviving a task assassination attempt against. catchable sports and casey. hello welcome to the sports update is friday and here's what's coming up. then assesses russia make sweeping changes to their side ahead of sunday's rugby world cup clash. maiden call up in a must understand yet also received his first ever call out for russia's final un twenty twelve qualifiers. and place it in defense formula one champion sebastian

vettel dominates practice for the singapore grand prix which could retain its title for. the first we'll start with the rugby world cup where russia are ringing the train just ahead of sunday's game with ireland as. hello welcome to toronto where russia has made any changes to the side that lost italy last time i was very face islander met third game of rugby world cup on sunday all the team was announced in the hotel just behind me and i examined a young kid will captain a side of the total of five changes in a prank including a completely new front row. win his first ever count for the band's twenty year old starting on the wing and that will be a special moment c.d.r. three move will be playing against a country where he grew up but a good few years the really good for me no one has grown up in ireland i was always looking up a national team and there are all these. really good players there and it's really

kind of look at when i was just playing my rugby there and in school. so yeah it's going to be very interesting and i hope this is something i will see for a couple years i'll be good to grow sure though isn't in the grand stage twenty two or thirty eight year old started his country's first two matches in this rugby world cup but he's been given the nights off and i caught up with the oldest player in this rugby world cup. he's the grand out of the team that is eighteen years older than the youngest member of the russian party discipline of each there's only twenty which is not control of a scene at all during his rugby career which has spanned four decades and says making it all the way to the rugby world cup is penalising on the cake and. it's a dream for any rugby player to play in the world cup this is the biggest tournaments in the came all the world's best players and coaching staff are here

and i'm delighted given the opportunity to play here the thirty eight year old has had an interesting career path he was born in was because stan and started playing rugby in a small town of the guardian it was here but his rugby career would take off and he would have a distinguished career in france playing with top fourteen which he says had a big impact on his development as a player in the last. experience of playing in the french leagues has been vital and helped me develop as a player unfortunately at the level of the russian championship is a lot lower the moment in comparison to the level in the top leagues like in england and france. however the last few years have been very frustrating for me just love he suffered a horrific related injury which left doctors thinking he's not be able to walk again and he did let alone take to the rugby pitch grandchild who is no quitter and after spending more than two years out of the game he's battled his way back to full fitness. but i was out of action for two years and spent another season trying

to get back to full fitness thankfully for me the world cup came around at the right time i would like to see a big thank you to my doctor my surgeon and the fitness trainers for helping me get back into she tells. he loves to travel in his free time which has been doing since he was a child as well as spending time with his wife and children and solver is also thought of paper so many of the teams younger players a role. which he relishes so what are you more than about the youngsters in the team look up to me and i am more than happy to pass on my experience to them p.t. convoyed what tips i can pass on to them and this is great for me i really do get a great amount of pleasure out of this in fact this perhaps gives me greater motivation to keep on improving and keep my game at the highest possible level a little. has been playing for so long but even managed to play in the soviet

leagues twenty years on this rugby world cup one totally be his swan song and he'll be trying to pass on his vast experience and expertise in the hope but russia might be able to pull off a shock or two of this rugby world cup so russia travelled the roads are on saturday which will take them around an hour and a half as they face their toughest test yet at this rugby world cup in new zealand when they play ireland on sunday richard onboard r t tonga new zealand. meanwhile the irish made nine changes to the side the beaten strayer fifteen six with cullen coming in as captain well in the meantime highland coach declan kidney says claims his team pretended to be injured in an out win last saturday over the world agrees ask around us from our history isn't it tim horan had alleged ireland had a deliberate plan to fake injuries to slow the game down and frustrate their opponents well astray were also in action this friday and thrashed the usa sixty seven points

to five in wellington it was the seventh time in seven meetings the wallabies of beating the americans and top pool c. having played a game more than the irish were two points behind in second but that win came with a price a sentence and something and patrick a fullback kurtley beale all injured. but will that be a new face in the russian squad for the two remaining year a twenty twelve qualifiers as dinamo moscow midfielder alexander samir of is set to win his first ever count india have a car side and twenty seven year old has been brought in as a direct replacement for injured locker my t.v. star but you can still be in ski coach and the brushing aside allegations that sania golf in the wake of public pressure the midfielder has been a regular star suffered in iowa this season and his group five goals these of azerbaijani descent and has repeatedly rejected efforts to play for the quotation nation russia are two points clear at the top of group b. travel to slovak your own movember the seventh before hosting and there were four

days later. but the artist speculation he was now having to coach into milan petersburg manager rich honest letty is no concentrating on opening up a trifle to leave her rivals to scots up the russian premier league on saturdays and host tom you haven't scored in suddenly games that's the defending champions will be without a first choice goalkeeper just love want to play a picture of an injury in last sunday's a three two win at robin. meanwhile into the newly appointed go to player. and harry has held his spurs training session with the syria ass like he takes over from jump the other guys but he any army comes into his course coached and here's a ringer leapt into the champions league title only sixteen months ago ranieri has plenty of managerial experience his former clubs include chelsea and more recently eventers and roma. while overeating livable money taking out races against preston was rushed on to state the steven gerrard the midfielder made

his first appearance for six months in the reds two on cotton cup third round went brighton on wednesday that's the thirty one year old played only twenty minutes of last on the bench again for saturday's home clash with wolves. while your top clubs are doing battle in the champions league the trophy itself has arrived in moscow to go on red square through the weekend it was accompanied by former great shook out under the state go by one europe's top competition israel madrid croatian doing it in one nine hundred ninety eight in the portuguese four years later and groups most mysterious football tracing was welcomed by the only russian by lifted it to make it a length and then each of you won it in two thousand and four was porto and he was in reno to go did i dream as he'd been in the running to beat me in some anonymous or. in my name was coming in the brace but. nothing more than that for. the club side now to break in the new coach is

really going through i just hope that things change for the positive way. that we can come back to. now defending forty one champion sebastian vettel has prevailed in friday's practice ahead of the not races in the program grey on sunday the german driver think twice former champion fine on the long slope until hundreds of the second much faster the second session their summit on tops the time sheets in the first one to settle a third school run the day bethel could retain his title on sunday should result of this right recommends a hundred twelve points pay off the loans i at the top of the championship standings with another six races to go for the end of the season. well as well and then picture say they're taking allegations of corruption seriously after the b.b.c. claimed money had been paid to guarantee the azerbaijan team will win team boxing

medals and next summer's london games i.o.c. president jacques rogge says the planes are now being investigated first thing i'd like to see a way to work that is going to be completed by then. we . need to conflate this with the if the speaker should be thinking. that the school should be completed. well in preparing for the olympics and paralympics and twenty fourteen of the russian black sea resort of sochi will be transformed into an obstacle free environment for the disabled the announcement was made as the general assembly of the european paralympic committee which is being held in russia for the first time thirty three member countries attending recent moscow russia is very near to the concept of providing good access for the disabled not since the country run the gates to place the trench of course in games started to find solutions to the most important of the disorder fear the servant as the

model think for all the growth russia or world the standards that build the use of the internet in such a thing for the dominical supporters will become a victim of all three in the blink at that airport or any of the structure on the way surely if it were the venue to the role in their country. good. question is that so much different and there's a huge musician the person behind the mark left him in a failing state unfolding in front of our eyes protests around the country demand received change while at the same time the death toll.