thanks for being with us a two thirty here in moscow we go now to a quick recap of your headlines first group of arab monitors is in syria to assess the situation on the ground this as reports emerge of tanks firing on the city of homes causing casualties numbers to rise the u.n. estimates more than five thousand civilians have been killed in syria since march. and you ally pakistan seeks closer cooperation with china as it faces a crisis and its relations with the u.s. ties with america have become strained close to breaking over the over the u.s. raid to kill osama bin laden and last month's deadly drone attack. it was

a day of joy for some and regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union and opinion is still split on whether the breakup was the best choice for its people it ended the cold war and produced more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term painful consequences. up next r t takes you into the wilds of the siberian. eastern cyan is one of siberia's least explored areas. is the geographical center of asia the mountain ridge of eastern cyan stretches for one thousand kilometers from east to west. secluded need the russian mongolian border south siberia's nature remains pristine and untouched by man.

for tourists and braving the nature of the plan is to run snowmobiles for hundreds of kilometers to find a valley studded with hot springs civilizations yet to spread as far as the valley . be anything known is that it's surrounded by steep rocks dense forests and books . that can be reached only in winter riding in the frozen rivers and lakes. it's not the first time the participants of this expedition have travelled together . each person has a track record of thousands of kilometers covered on snowmobiles in many different

parts of russia. traveling along frozen rivers and lakes is extremely dangerous. a snowmobile may fall through the ice it any moment. reducing the risk to minimum the tourists travel in a special formation the first snowmobile plows through in front and is then followed by the rest. i am willing to prove risky. one two three. is just three hundred kilometers of the crow flies from the starting point to the hot springs however the expedition doesn't have the luxury of flight so it may take up to two weeks for them to cover the distance which is peppered with many obstacles. the cyan mountains will form from ancient volcanic rocks during the last ice age.

and the glass is slid down creating shock peaks and deep valleys. the glass is then settled into lakes giving birth to rivers with numerous waterfalls. in winter they covered with thick ice of intricate shapes. form over the bottom of the shape of the waterfall changes swan soaring maybe even twice a day changes occur as years go by this year the shape of the blocks of frost in icicles are squad different the pattern is never repeated.

not far away from the waterfall there is a peculiar kamath. the river flow here brings pieces of wood and fanciful shapes polished to perfection by the water and stones. here have a good head. this case is for you. these pieces of wood to evoke or server em into fancy. this space might look like an elephant lifting its trunk and if you turn it differently you may see a heron standing in one food if i keep turning it this way or another anyone can have his or her own idea of what it is. the oldest figures are placed on the cave. this display will not last for long however the high water is a spring will soon wash them away. the tourist the slowly pressing on woods

stepping over obstacles and regularly checking the map it's quite easy to lose one's way in the cyan because the main road through daryn constantly keeps branching into smaller tributaries that all look the same if there will be three tributaries left from the left hand side is very or turning right. and. scientists have discovered several engines sightsee in the east and cyan. according to archaeologists people first settled here during the bronze age which is shown by cave paintings that have survived to this day. these works of prehistoric artists

well preserved and can still be made out thousands of years down the line. but you see that it's like ribs and was arraigned here looks like it see that shape that's the head of a range year it's typical for them to crane in motion like that it's amazing thousands of years have passed and the paint is still here. and natural mineral could wave a light serves as a bind in the ancient paint. it doesn't dissolve in water keeping the pictures preserved to this day. ancient people use red colored minerals like hema tight and cinnabon to make their paints. the outlines of these pictures were hans more than once. scientists believe the ancient residents would have performed magical rituals of the rocks with cave paintings. it was believed the spirits of

make so would return ate them and hunting and cattle breeding. disease that it's so quiet here the river makes nearly no noise and there is no northerly wind so there is a curve in the river record the place is sunlit and swarm ancient men always love to be warm you can assume with certainty that there used to be some hearts or caves our ancestors lived and you feel. when the travellers climbed up one of the rocks they found a small cave hidden inside it's impossible to see it from beneath. of a guy take a look at the still. i've never seen anything like it. it looks like a real tool of an engine man a flint used to skin animals and cut to meet good fine well done men well and yet.

it is commonly known the ancient people first came to siberia from various regions of europe in asia they were nomads and migrated in search of food and good hunting . the first settlements appeared in southern siberia in the third century a.d. descendants of the first settlers still reside in eastern cyan. they call themselves to follow out of and their motherland this to follow area. the village of alec jail which means free land is their capital. the followers have one of the smallest populations in russia according to the latest census there are less than seven hundred left. yet this doesn't hinder them in taking good care of their culture and customs. now class we're going to draw our remained to hear god knows what is the tough were named for it. right evie and what's the

tell for a name for a small reindeer under three years old the one without whore it's. a knight well down. the most popular themes for the two for our children's drawings are related to nature. yeah well my dad is a hunter he takes me to the tiger every summer i have seen a musk deer and an elk. the last little while our kids undistinguished as i notice with a natural in the beauty to tell lies the children are very frank and honest as they can easily telephones know that love and they've got a great musical ear all the good. the very musical people. but during celebrations all who are present grouped

together in a circle and don'ts around the fire. the shaman is the leader of the dance they tating the rhythm and the movements. so once you've been through this shaman is always a bear of a good traditions but at any celebration he supposed to be present so as to drive off evil spirits with the help of good spirits the shaman uses around drum that symbolizes the sun and this kind of a clever resembles a ring deal leg. is a native to follow and the oldest resident of the village as the years have passed no major changes to his life have occurred like his ancestors spartak worships the spirits of rocks rivers and the tiger. followers have always

worshipped the spirit of the tiger. during hunting when you sit down to have tea before lodging for the night you should always go out and splash tea to the four winds to secure a successful hunt. from october to february most of the males of alec venture out into the tiger to graze the reindeer and hunt sable and squirrel. that you should try and heated hard but that's so that all the cones fall off the cedar. the locals don't only hunt for animals but also gather cedar cones but the practice has been unchanged for centuries. cedars are a source of nutrition for the whole of the siberian tiger not just for humans only one from a mouse or a not head big sized animal a canal corbier leave off cedar. the

processing of cedar cones developed in the twentieth century. the cedar not trade became one of the most profitable and tougher laryea thank. when it's a good harvest even the women will join the able bodied males out in the taiga to gather the nuts. here we have a field not really to me you can.

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eastern cyan boasts the harsh continental climates summers a very short and cool here while winter is a long and severe. temperatures have been known to plummet. forecasters monitor extreme frosts and climate changes which often occur in eastern cyan. hello hello. if you would like to ask you a question our expedition is heading across the eastern side. so we would like to know the weather forecast for the next few days. no sharp changes are expected a short period of persephone taishan including snow in small to rates temperatures are expected from ten to twelve below zero. despite the harsh

winters in eastern cyan there is owns where snow never falls even during severe frosty periods. weather specialists believe the reason for such unusual zones is the strong wind that blows the snow way from such areas. local residents believe these places have magical properties. where there is a black rock in big black boulders. i had been told never to walk along that sacred place. i begin thinking to myself so what nothing terrible will happen. so i sat up on a reindeer and wonder. all of a sudden the reindeer panic and begin to turn back. i tried to rein it in but it kept refusing turning back each time then we both fell

down. it all seemed as if the spirit of the rock was mooning me off saying don't pass through here. not far from the black rock the tourists feel some simple natural influence on themselves why. of the snowmobiles sunk under the ice bring their rope. the other drivers bypass the dangerous past and begin a salvage operation. don't rev the engine break the tracks stop.

overcurious so waterway guards a place to cross with broken equipment to try to fix it i was going to see if the ice would hold well enough trucks. the black rock area is one of the abnormal zones where there is practically no snow. every sector of this barren land makes operating snowmobiles extremely difficult. by being forced to ride. such vehicles break down very quickly thank you. there are many such areas but they stretch for about twenty to thirty kilometers from west to east and launch strips. the only way to travel is on the river not a single step aside.

just a few kilometers from the past the weather in the landscape changed dramatically. instead because the sun is wrong. for a place by huge snow drifts. to overcome such obstacles. what is that stick. standing on the ground look for the guy this is the most extraordinary snow filled zone. and a half or two meters deep but.

the journey across the tigris becomes more difficult to. the woods the tourists decide to stop and catch some fish because sometimes. i. in wintertime. concentrates in these lakes as they. among the fish one can find here a grayling's perch and salmon. trout magnificent well there's quite a catch here good though your fluffing of poets who are supper will be a real feast. nicholai today has been wondering these areas for ten years and every year these expeditions encounter

an unexplained natural phenomenon. each winter nicholai observes this extraordinary unfrozen patch of water on the lake he remains on frozen even during severe cold snaps. while this water tastes great. according to one theory there's a strong thermal spring on the bottom of the lake it warms the water which in turn becomes saturated with oxygen thanks to the absence of an icy cover. those are usually people make ice holes on lakes to let the fish breathe but here the fish feel rather comfortable this natural phenomenon is good both for the fish and birds that stay here in this sajjan. nick the participants of the expedition become more frozen mountain rivers to approach they go to summer springs or close to hounds. however the tourists encounter more and

more natural obstacles i get. a small thing but the mountain spring and pins the travel as they decide to fell some trees and build a crossing. but it is this is what we call accept raced through the snowmobiles that we dug we built a bridge this is how we entertain or sell. it closer to the end of the adventure the movie or the snowmobile suffers. a. surprise

sometimes it's happening. the tourists carry all the necessary tools with them in case of emergency and the wild is hard to find help well there's no mobile coverage there. that's why the travelers have to rely only on themselves. two hours of repair works and a snowmobile is ready to go again. independent expeditions to eastern cyan a considered dangerous. a few years ago during an extreme summer rafting trip down a mountain river two of nikolai to his friends perished. together with nikolai they dared to be the first to conquer the rapids but they were off got stuck in a so-called barrel a place under a waterfall with a strong counter current. their attempts to get out of the natural trap failed.

for more than an hour we were trying to overcome the flow but failed. we were exhausted by the cold in the water both physically and mentally. the boat overturned after which we never saw each other again. it was a miracle the nicholai himself survived the nature of science and doesn't pardon anyone's mistakes even those of skilled tourists. the tourists are entering the final strait there are about twenty kilometers left to their destination. the passes at hand after which the thermal springs will be finally in view. but once again an unassailable rock blocks the travellers way. seal bedsit. is unlikely.

they'll be able to lift the snowmobiles and all the equipment that high. this knows too deep and the rocks are too high but we would need a special winch is to get us to that high which we don't have so this is it but it's the end of the line we must return. the expedition comes to an end just a few months is sure to their destination. the thermal springs remain inaccessible in the eastern cyan mountains. this doesn't upset the travelers too much even though they've covered nearly four hundred kilometers on snowmobiles to get here. and we're a team aren't we actually even a team can get nervous or upset at times but it's no big deal we get some tea get some rest and then the next morning everything's fine again there are more

mountains are also rivers for us to conquer. the participants of the expedition going bank the way they came. the trouble is they will reach their cherished go next time. download the official location the phone i pod touch from the i.q.

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