well. science technology innovation all the news developments from around russia we've got the future covered. welcome back you're with our team here's a look at the top stories iran and the u.s. edge closer to a military conflict as a verbal spat over a vital oil maritime route reaches boiling point. after of the outgoing year took its toll on a number of eurozone governments many doubt the so-called eurocrats now in charge will bring relief to some of them were behind the euro's failings. while the syrian opposition is bursting was an amateur food showing violence that's claimed to be recent arab league observers have yet to report any atrocities after three days in

the country. so the top stories up next the moscow team sets out to recap the most exciting events of two thousand and eleven in this special program. hello and welcome to the program on this weeks moscow out special we'll be looking over the highlights of the pasir twenty eleven has been an exciting year for the world of russian culture and indeed for the mosque are out so over the next twelve minutes we'll be really instancing you to some of the best bits from culture news and shows we've produced over the past twelve months and what had to be the most exciting events of the whole year the reopening of the bolshoi theatre. as the main cultural symbol of russia twenty eleven saw the states and finally returned to its

former glory striking day or night illumination experience now shines the years of being covered by scaffolding canvas and building materials. the reconstruction took six years and cost billions of rubles but now the fall of space is open to the public it can continue to not show and showcase the present and future of russian and international talent. it's a once in a lifetime. for me it's. going out on to the stage and seeing really. how big it is and now granted isn't help you for the restoration has been it's it's really once in a lifetime. next up on one of my favorite shows of the year was filmed at star city the cosmonaut training facility originally secret ample space ventured off to russia's only school for cosmonauts and then i

was put through a whole range of training procedures underwater weightlessness zero gravity and being spun around inside a centrifuge. it really pushed me to my limit. the program also highlighted how american astronauts and she calls for now what you call missions so she's the international space station project. to celebrities in twenty seven now and many a list just around the world have made their way to the russian capital to film premieres concerts in private policies moscow sees many of the world's top acts is saying it's impossible to come here every week. pushing crowds love them and they seem to be impressed with the city honestly there's an energy in the city. even more than when i was here two and

a half years ago. very vibrant kind of this is under the surface you feel. a really positive energy. where anything can happen the possibility is there we went to the museum that houses the faberge eggs in the coronation dresses and. and perhaps the most exciting part of yesterday in some ways was going and standing outside the bolshoi theater it's been a dream of mine it's been great the people have been really welcoming and enjoyed my brief time here so far and i hope i get to see some of the city this time but i'll definitely come back i got to come and some are going to figure by dates out here but it's you know it was very it was colder last time. so many tourists come here let's get the christmas eve it's beautiful it's beautiful city going you know seeing the christmas trees exclusive interviews that moving on and working capital is a totally different place during the summer months terraces dominate the restaurant scene and people can enjoy a whole range of sun filled activities including some bathing swimming and water

sports temperatures are high and so is the entity of the capital's entertainment same let's take a look at some of the shows we produced during the summer highlighting popular tourist destinations la la. hot and happening activities and excursions. when the capital heats up tens of thousands of sun worshippers had to moscow's forests seventy board is an island surrounded by an artificial lake and waterways are some a show in the area i took to a jet ski to prove how much metropolis in the summer being. the temperatures reaching the mid thirty's the trip to one of the beaches is the perfect way to cool down. next stop and as the oxford street or fifth avenue of the russian capital the street first sky has unquestionably been the city's most important parish for centuries if here is the district has been immensely changed over the centuries through

a narrow medieval wooden certain strode to today's slightly a lemming eight lane highway. are some show on the famous street highlighted that from various statues to modern day sushi cafes this diverse perry will impress the most diehard of tourists. a weekly and salmon show in arctic spoils every aspect of arts and culture we also explore cities outside of moscow and this summer saw me in the team travel to st petersburg to discover the exciting attractions surrounding the white's knights also known as the venice of the north and the eighteenth century it was a piece of the great stream to create a window to your and with a vast canal network breathtaking architecture and palaces that were built to rival their your pink counterparts his vision has been well achieved. our series of some of programmes in twenty eleven looked at the city's hotels restaurants waterways attractions and various some activities for visitors to enjoy . a city of palaces and museums broad avenues and winding canals

simply this place history has provided the city with a well funky textual and artistic treasures. oh the best time to be here is the summer i just love it really and love all the beautiful buildings the architecture everything the people there are so happy and the this goes far beyond my expectations is incredible is something. you can only dream of. is about the hermitage museum and the spectacular fountains of peterhof rivaling such will be seems as the loser in paris and the metropolitan in new york. truly is a cultural wonder. and peterhof which is often referred to as the russian side is one of the most breathtaking sights in popular tourist destinations in russia.

now one thing i love about my job here at our tears the crazy adrenaline filled activities i'm constantly asked to try out speed boats planes jumping heights being set on fire the list goes on for many shows we produce and try to give you an insight into the real russia from the food they eat the music they enjoy developing pastimes to adrenaline filled sports so with that in mind here's a small selection of. twenty eleven and me in action. on the subject of flight was my experience i will never forget invited to take to the skies in a young airplane to experience aerobatics it was a stomach churning boat herself at ten thousand feet as we banked to an incredible sixty degrees and experienced brief weightlessness. not the face hostage by any paying the experience what zero g.

feels like to battle terms under the loops the views from above are impressive but it felt different to a typical commercial flight paths for sure. the program called moscow wants to. expose the police fire and ambulance emergency services in the machine capital we saw how such facilities are constantly at the ready twenty four hours a day. and of course such a program in action sequences. finally the action sequences. action sequences. filmmaking and. expose film studios and we're invited to set up a new kind of shazam drama why. the program finished the stunt school when i was asked if i would like to participate.

and take shots i was given instructions away was placed on my head and. was applied to my face with everything ready for my back and legs of my suit and the flying. to be tried. as an efficiently run program. to safely undertake to define feats the world of russian cinema and t.v. by now. i lived to tell the tale i lied to them both in one take well it's long london is a market for many russians today the said to be almost half

a million russian speakers in britain many joe can call the capital london grab as the ever changing multicultural city becomes a melting pot for russians so. british and french capitals russian influence and connections abroad. delve deep you'll find just how much russian culture is imbedded into many aspects of western society one thing for sure promoting football clubs to major newspapers russians are certainly making their mark on the british capital. moving south into a series of russians have also been fascinated with french culture for centuries shows showcase how much christians devoured the social scene in paris and as we proved the modern day french capital is scattered with russian connections and cultural aspects.

well that we have a small selection from the dozens of shows we produce for you could buy twenty eleven how many people i meet in the u.k. for example i have no idea about the cultural diversity of this country has to offer and from palm trees in the south in the east i think russia is one of the most misunderstood destinations moscow st petersburg offer two of the most spectacular cultural scenes in the world but if you haven't explored them well you don't know what you're saying but let's go out seem has a whole range of exciting programmes planned for next year so stay tuned and watch out for more cultural excursions in twenty twelve hours hard flies in the mean time best wishes from the moscow team and a very happy new year. the

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iran of the us edge closer to military conflict as a verbal spat over a maritime route reaches boiling point. after the going year two can still on a number of euro zone governments matty dowd the so-called your kratz now in charge will bring relief to some of them were behind you was failings. while the syrian opposition is bursting with amateur footage showing violence that's claimed to be recent arab league observers have yet to report any atrocities after three days in the country. so are the top stories sports next here in our.

hello and welcome to this post and these other headlines. back for more well number one novak djokovic when is his open as in abu dhabi exhibition event having an illustrious year on the a.t.p. tour. while i was up the celtics beat rangers one heads to win the old. that on travels at the top of the scottish premier league. last up and down argentina legend diego maradona faces a fine for insulting a fellow coach in the arab emirates but still wants to manage the national team. that start with tennis where this year's star novak djokovic has kickstarted his preparations for the fast approaching new season the top ranked serbian outmuscled france's feast at a year ending exhibition event in abu dhabi talk of asia seem to have put behind him any fatigue and open proceedings with

a trademark buy comes down the line around some of the rallies did look more like entertainment than competition but the much turned into a pitched battle with djokovic eventually gaining the upper hand next up for the world number one is roger federer who had received a buy into the semifinals talk of each spearheads the six strong star studded lineup in abu dhabi is the twenty four year old aims to emulate this year's outstanding season it's all him captured three grand slam titles and the record five masters types. before that came from behind to knock out another frenchman jungle fried tsonga the world number six was head and shoulders above the fifth ranked spaniard the open at once was taken the distance in the second set and lost it on a tie break. but from then on the momentum was with farah and the twenty nine year old didn't fail to deliver wrapping up with the side at six two. and patrick and defending a child going to rough on

a doll is waiting in the semifinal after receiving a by the upper darby events doesn't offer any ranking points to those taking part the winner takes a check of two hundred fifty thousand dollars is that state. football now and back in russia says go moscow's prolific striker say dubious has been voted the premier league player of the year but the country sports journalists the twenty three year old is the top flight's leading scorer going into the winter break after netting an impressive twenty four goals in thirty games for the arguments so far and the in-form ivorian has also starred in the champions league adding another five in as many appearances as this that i place in the last sixteen. in a moscow captain and they got out and came second in the journalist poll he's netted eleven goals as well as not gin up a leading twelve assists and named also ukraine's player of the year last week while the needs alexander cocksure golf completes the top three the russia star has

scored sixteen goals for the defending champions this campaign including memorable hat trick against ricky's class and in august. when we want to live a full miss striker luis suarez for friday's premier league game has had its really fast off the first of six days of top flight action the iroquois star was banned for one match after giving an obscene hand gesture to follow fans earlier this month suarez has scored five goals this campaign while record signing andy carroll has netted three times the low scoring reds are unbeaten as home in the league so far they've drawn six of those nine games on new castle lost only twice on the right. everybody wants that award for the guys who play that have just before the show when they go because i'm sure you could tell you pursue that. i'm sure next year will be no better for this being said before this year was a strange very early kind of program where everybody drew them selves and so on my

new one so i was very helpful for us. and how we going to church off goings and we're looking forward to the new going to those going to the press spirit conference about yourselves and we're looking forward to going to our field so this is how the table looks with six big days of football to come in manchester city are still top on goal difference of the manchester united top notch after thirty seven points behind the meters with a game in hand a fourth best and liverpool sixty one place about friday's opponents newcastle while at the bottom wolves are two points clear of the drop zone that weekend off in it two points ahead of bolton have not been a five points adrift. under mounting pressure its rivals set to face the daunting task of a trip to ny just united on saturday. one gesture united done you know seventy eight games ago you know they went through but been sawed in you know really hard

to beat know the became a little bit more expansive again so we know that the strengths that we have within the squad i think we can tick a lot of confidence were when we went gentry you know when you look at what you know kenny put on the pitch on the bench as well and you know a fair we stuck to our task where we defensively so you know that's going to be key because normally we score when we play we from what. i mean timing things native scotland celtic have leapfrogged arch rivals rangers at the top of the s.p.l. following a tight one though a victory in the old firm dogma at parkhead chances came and went begging for both sides in the first off before joe ledley finally but the deadlock soon after the restart charlie mulgrew blasted in a corner and ledley to head home to be the way that celtic hung on for the ninth straight rental rangers by two points which is in stark contrast to early november in the trial by fifty two games in hand. argentina legends diego

maradona is again facing the consequences of his hot temper. outspoken former midfielder has been fined just under two and a half thousand dollars for the belly abusing a rival coach who a top flight the fifty one year old our manager has been engaged in a feud with one of his opposite numbers since losing don't have that match last month. a carton it table while he says he would love to stay on at the helm or even also take up the job as national coach of their boots. if i was given the opportunity to coach the u.a.e. national team i would accept with pleasure i'm very proud of what has been mentioned and what i've heard but first of all i was give my time to old boss so i have a mission here and i want to complete this mission and who knows maybe one day i will coach both teams. basketball and dwyane wade nailed a late shots to hands the miami heat's their third straight win since the start of

the season the n.b.a. dream team fighting back to edged the charlotte b'sobcats on the road by a single point well the all cats went out of their way to place their record highs that needed twenty thousand people breaking away right from the off him some of them cruise control for most of the match dustin and gerald henderson connecting for forty one points between them but the broader james also ran wild for the heat point and game high thirty five points chris bosh added another twenty five then with less than three seconds to go wade what looked like a tough shot. people bad customer missed a buzzer beater and straight points out that would save the day to charlotte for ninety six ninety five to miami is how it finished. and we finish with well basketball rushes to a famous goal was instrumental in the denver nuggets victory at home to the utah

jazz on wednesday but it's before the season finally started and on the revis at home in the summer the center talked to our own lancaster with. that. despite it's not quite making it to the top of the bill just yet it's a team of famous golf had already managed to make the headlines in north america it became part of a blockbuster multiplayer trade that saw him move to denver nuggets and carmelo anthony to the new york knicks well mozzies new team were knocked out of the first playoff round in the n.b.a. giving him an opportunity to visit home and prepare for the upcoming european championships in lithuania winning the continental trophy in twenty eleven will mean automatically education for the london olympics here and there but shouldn't sure why can't make any promises in regards to the euro basket but i can say that i'm sure the guys will perform at their best and no one will cut corners and i think that the foundry curan and kerry join. will have better chances because of his experience to be a great help despite leaving russia still has

a large fan base had his previous club called mas he keeps in touch with them through his online blog and those lucky enough may even catch one of his master classes in the russian capital but where are the fans most dedicated in russia or the united states. when i played for khimki i saw the same people at all the games it was a group of fans who form the majority of the audience and even followed the team to other cities in regards to the n.b.a. well they might have something similar though i personally never came across such a thing you just get a full audience of people who come to support the team but i never saw such a thing in the us when an organized group of fans would take up a large share of the audience and root for their team. fans the board is not the only difference between the russian basketball league and the n.b.a. the american schedule is more intense with regular season games sometimes held four

times a week so the studying of the opponent shot practice or simply warm up takes center stage during practice providing plenty of room for individual skills. it is team play no one negates saddle but compared to europe it is somehow more individualized i would say the game is based on single players who play one on one and win it they may score a goal just make a pass european basketball not to mention russia is slightly different people try to find other solutions to the difficulties that arise during the game. the russians will be hoping to qualify for the london olympics by winning the european championship in september it's hope that both russian and be a stars and langkow and two more famous golf will be available to help the team in lithuania they acquired individual skills from the united states and their home bred team play is expected to be the winning formula. moscow.

what's all the sports like. question is that so much of our lot of people at hungary are both valid all right tell the difference between altruist year two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on. witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. .

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