military spending protesters are demanding social justice and call on the authorities to concentrate more on welfare rather than war games. and up next r t takes you on a trip to one of russia's oldest and most important cities in siberia welcome to. around a three zero flight from moscow home to more than a million people. and most important cities. founded in seventeen sixteen has been transformed from a frontier outpost to a bustling administrative center transport hub and. intrusions second largest city east of the urals and it's a picturesque regional capital and i was going to begin my trip with a visit to one of its oldest buildings. this is one that you'll hear almost all russian sounds alongst is no exception that

search for old welcome people to worship every day are going to see other very. significant church dates back to. and since the fall of the soviet union they've been due to. them for the last five years and i deem it has been. everyone. this is. also in charge of training the next generation of musical talents. these girls will be seriously fast learners so and since you asked me to join us for a joint i have to be able to keep time. this is the place for the bellringer. coming in like

a small bells should be operated with the right hand over here but i. like this. one so i have a little training from the maestro times ready for a solo and. i just have to. one else is in his way to. see how training and practice you get to make it sound good but suddenly you're off your legs always thought to work independently i don't know maybe over my way to being the complete company over this. and the big open a belt is that it gives you a great view of the sissy homes cars a real auto true mix there on the bow and neoclassical building standing beside later soviet additions and you can while away a good few hours taking it all. for you to understand one's hand alienating to many

of the churches parishioners forces i believe town for a while just to be on the safe side so i headed out to a place where a bit of a company is nothing new. if you're trying to work out which came first the chicken or the egg this might not be a bad place to start. what did they. take away from the parents this is a quail egg what you they are very good for your health even. look at. the thirty or so here we have a guinea. hen's egg. i grew sick on yes. and the biggest one that i know ostrich egg

boundary breeds and sells birds to farms all around the region but he took me to see the latest arrivals. these are new born guinea fowl chicks and their eggs are hatched and not a piece to be converted fridge looks however it works good. because they're not short of company. quails one of andre's be a cell is more than a hundred in the spawn of. these quail spend most of their lives indoors but there's a pretty big in the fresh air to well i'm counting. the foul turkeys. so far apparently there are more than twenty different species on this. from the very small. to the very thing but i knew if i wanted to make the phone store attractions i better be bearing gifts. you might not expect african office

which is in the middle of siberia but. i've his girls are surprisingly well adapted to the climate here can get down to minus twenty five celsius or minus thirteen far in height and they don't mind because as long as golf is good it's ladies to keep him company he's pretty happy. but well betide anyone else who gets close to them. is going to get jealous. he doesn't like the girlfriend. she quite like he's like thing their way from our woman. there were. no wanting to tangle with a two meter plus possessive boyfriend beat a hasty retreat but i've been told there was a place nearby where i could find one or two more exotic guests and on. a personal this place looks like a quiet typical russian village but just down the road they've got something for

the whole area is proud of. the big rivers who is one of the region's most popular tourist attractions. of space filled with loyal leopards and llamas. very there was a russian little zoo that could if this place back in one thousand nine hundred three this was just designed for the village school but it became so popular and people brought more and more animals that it just kept growing and then they've got llamas they've got one hundred fifty thousand visitors every year. but considering there's only twelve thousand people in the whole village tourists can see more than two thousand and a means including a polar bear and a family a mammal tiger is. the big rivers most famous resident is their very own result. core there's a hell of a smile to greet you isn't it it will believe that this is one of the most dangerous animals in africa but many here is only here in siberia and

a very hungry hippo here is he's twenty four. and he sits out the cold weather in siberia in his own luxury heated swimming pool. is one of the screeching biggest attractions but i knew there was a place back in town where small really is beautiful. which i'm looking here we have an insect artwork or flies and mosquitoes come i many many insects. and it was a micro artist with an incredible collection of miniature masterpieces but it says micro money scripts that have really made an atoll his name this is the prayer our father in different languages russian english french and german he holds the guinness record for the world's smallest printed book and has a library of many classics. but when you're dealing with things this small that can

be difficult to keep hold of. this is the problem of course. it's incredibly delicate nor can it only is entirely self-taught it's not easy when you can lose an entire sculpture just point breathing too hard and miniature aunts requires miniature tools. i never thought for myself carving on the to speak but. the technique is so precise i can feel myself not breathing because i'm so worried about my hands shaking and destroy utterly and one false move. does this was such an amazing decision i really don't. mean you have learnt it all by myself no one taught me how to do with someone there is no such place in the world where you can learn it you have to devote a lifetime to creating such instruments and then it was time to practice some very tiny handwriting. this takes quite

a lot of concentration but remote completely it appears. to be working and there's always room on the mantel piece for something this size. so i think that pretty well. lessons from the most go my own personal souvenir and because it's always good to have something to read. probably the smallest version of the complete works of shakespeare the created. you've made about two hundred different books in different languages. english german and french music are. going to concentration it was time for this. and the city's rhythm i think some of its most popular spots. we might be

a long way from the city here and all but it doesn't mean we don't have a beach and when the weather's hot everyone comes here to chill. but if you're not looking for some tunes has plenty of. two. boys. and all you guys have your concepts. here we've got a concert nearby here so what was going on at the beach there's so many people there's a lot of people today because today playing in our feet here and there will be a lot of fire a lot of music a lot of drama music and we. are the main attraction is that of course we have a west africa drum it's very loud. and of course

we made. that would be awesome so we go. ok. he runs his friends normally play the most of the local clubs but today they're performing at the festival and giving listens to. his whole sets. taken from him. ok. let's play the blame that is on plato lengthen the hour lesson writes. how's it going to do this first strike i will teach boom on the right hand on the left hand do. think i'm kind of frank. open right right and. left and don't. you frank this place.

right. right and bottom left hand. ok. ok first lesson ok let. me straight to go into the jungle ok west african rhythm ok. and it seems it expects his students to prescribe. the boys were ready for a full session was destroyed people. are. very

good. at it really knew this stuff to be let off through oh well you see how to get into your blood suppose you have a good thing it was a spectacular way to finish the first hole through the my visit to. i already seen and spoken with some incredibly talented people i knew i still had to meet someone who was used to performing on a much bigger stage. but i didn't but i still struggle with that idea australia if you want to tell yeah look there's no wait until you see the film on screen if you want to have sex go and have sex.

a very warm welcome to you this is your news today protesters on the. street they have. to try to get with the status of the human experiment. in this. political economy and it's arcane things. to maintain our confidence in markets and. wants to be seen trade imbalances recession looks p.-p. nations close to collapsing. close. to fail again feel

like think if the us crash. the i.m.f. . just programs increase the term economy. which in most big cities people love the sport but it isn't football that brings the fans . the weather may be great now but this is so i bierria and this is ice hockey country the local heroes i haven't got and their captain is one of the greatest players who have a ripped off a helmet and started repeatedly punching another man in the face. ice hockey game between two of russia's biggest teams had to be abandoned after a massive fight broke out between the players only three and

a half minutes into the game between good god six hundred and thirty seven minutes in penalties but it wouldn't be enough to cool the hot tempers so the game was called off with. even. in two thousand and eight. he just completed an eighteen year career in the n.h.l. and broken plenty of restaurants along the way. it's a legend is a movie used but i'm watching one trade now. stanley cup champion. from the small matter of being the highest point school in n.h.l. history for. now he's a captain and if anyone has the pedigree to help him recapture the glory days of two thousand and four when they won the championship it's this month. now i'm going to try to do. the best apparently. the

speed and goal scoring ability of christiane. with the strength of the presence of former england rugby captain. ten million dollars a year so his time literally the precious so if i was going to find out about. what i have to do it fast. two thousand and eleven and. so in terms of motivation for someone like you. everything there is to achieve. i mean there must be a temptation to say ok i'm. going to love the game i want to play. going to find. you know.

how do you feel. the family for a few seasons to come. home six position. and the arrival of the trans-siberian railway. was the start of a major economic. trade isn't. a new building across the city has expanded so rapidly that. visitors began describing the chicago area.

have been joined by international. and people here to fly. these. they've been ferrying people and goods across the world. but here in aunts you don't just have to look at them. this is the only noncommercial civilian helicopter training school in russia and some of the country's most experienced pilots teach. yuri has been flying for over thirty years. successful kind of. one of the world's most famous brands. and there's a lot to take in. and that's just the beginning. so this old technology is still a great training tool but i think it's time that we took

a look at the twenty first and. this is a state of the me one seven one flight simulator capable of recreating almost any potential weather condition or emergency situation. even real the sound of the world is about this. one of the pilots who go to rack up one hundred hours of flight time a c. in the real thing and twenty in here. they. invited so much like the real thing if you get a bit carried away. with take. in the middle of your flight . this is really in the house the hour it seemed like we were going to have a smooth flight and then my instructor victor asked me to take the controls.

five minutes of training. or any on the. lazy day. of a ninety nine point nine hours. eventually we go down in one piece although that was very little to do with me. so the whole the in the simulator i reckon i should be ready for the real thing no speed helicopter training early in arms. it was almost time for me to leave school but i still wanted to see more of the region so i headed on for a bit of a trick. well i do like a good stroll in the countryside but when you do it in siberia you can go for a very long time without thing anybody at all and i've finally come to a road i'm hoping that maybe someone's going to be able to let me write.

i think. it's best to be in something that can handle the terrain. ok. let's go. ahead. and his friends were. drawn to the very center. he was happy for me to hitch. if you want you can.

see. the wheels although it was still a bit of a bumpy road. heading in the right direction. if your fingers crossed and your eyes peeled. for the a couple of little houses in a way. why not just go around them who clearly some of the guys to. this

could end badly ok it's only the beginning of a guy like elevated c o jackass with. the rescue attempt ok. that's a risk a rope is very useful so this is what happened when stunts go wrong. but hopefully we should be able to save up or trapped comrades. and if you're not going to wait for all. unfortunately we had a slight technical hitch with the rescue to. yuri had a special american made two belts which he reckoned would be a little bit more successful. on the third attempt. to see that this rescue rope isn't very special. at the risk and i mean stretches

and never tears apart you can drive a car with no problem with. us technology saves the day. and as the sun begins to set we'll close it to on just a nation. according to the g.p.s. we will reach our destination very soon. as i've been going for a while. the villages with thinking it's all pulled up next to their houses but we were almost there and it was time to get the facts out. very important moment you're right. my whole visit to have been a hell of a journey i've met some incredibly gifted and friendly people and had some real fun and. still get somewhere here it's not a fairy nondescript but we're right in the fence of the on the screen and we're claiming it in the name of

a four by four club. never ceases to amaze me and if you come to school you guarantee an extension.

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