materials. the reconstruction took six years and cost billions of rubles. spaces to the public it can continue to not show and showcase the present and future oppression and international talent. for. its. going out onto the stage and. how. beautiful it has been it's it's really once in a lifetime. next up on one of my favorite shows of the stasi the cosmonaut training facility originally secret apple space we ventured off to russia's only school. and then i was put through a whole range of training procedures underwater weightlessness zero gravity i'm being spun around inside a centrifuge. and

really pushed me to my limits. also highlighted how american astronauts are. now what you call missions so she's the international space station project. to celebrities in twenty seven hour many a list around the world have made their way to the russian capital film premieres concerts and private parties many of the world's top acts is saying is impossible to come here every week. rushing crowds love them. and seems to be impressed with the city. honestly there's an energy in this 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. anything 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 in standing outside the bolshoi theatre it's been a dream of mine it's been great the people. so far and i hope i get to see some of the. figure dates out here but it's very tough. 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 interview 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 let's take a look at some of the shows we produced during the summer highlighting popular

tourist destinations logs. and excursions. in the capital heats up tens of thousands of sun worshippers. forests seventy is an island surrounded by an artificial lake two ways some a show in the area i took to a jet ski to prove how much metropolis in the summer the. temperatures of. the trip to one of the beaches is the perfect way to cool down. next stop and ask the oxford street or fifth avenue of the capital the street first sky has unquestionably been the city's most important for centuries the peers the district has fundamentally changed over the centuries from a medieval wooden distro to today's slightly a lemming eight lane highway. on the famous. highlighted that from various statues

to modern day cafes this diverse berry will impress the most diehard of tourists. are we clear statement showing our to explore every aspect of arts and culture we also explore cities outside of moscow in the summer so 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 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 european counterparts his vision has been well achieved. our series of some of programmes in twenty eleven looked at the city's schools 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 aisle to see the treasures. oh the best time to be here is the

summer for sure i just definitely 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 it is incredible is the same thing. you can only dream about. is about the hermitage museum and the spectacular fountains of peterhof rivaling such world museums 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 and popular tourist destinations in russia. now one thing i love about my job here at r.t.s. the crazy adrenaline filled activity is i'm constantly asked to try out. speedboats

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 through 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 action. programs on the subject of flight was most experience i will never forget invited to take the skies in a young airplane to experience aerobatics it was a stomach churning roller coaster at ten thousand feet as we banked to an incredible sixty degrees and experienced great weightlessness. not the face hostage or any pain this experience what zero g. feels like to battle times under the loops the views from above are impressive but it felt different to

a typical commercial flight. program called moscow nine one one. explore 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 involved lots of action sequences. water. finally the action sequences. action sequences represented by filmmaking and. explore the most film studios and we're invited to set up a new career and shazam drama called white tiger. the program finished off the stunts must go well i was asked if i would like to participate. so you can ship and take shots i was given. structure. was placed on my. cream

was applied to my face with everything ready for my back and legs of my suit and the flame. to be tried. as an efficiently run program it's already prepares its students to safely undertake to define feats the world of russian cinema and t.v. but by now. i lived to tell the tale i lied to them both in one take well it's long been known that london is a market for many russians today they said to be almost half a million russian speakers in britain many joe can call the capital london grad as the ever changing multicultural city becomes a melting pot for new russians so early in the year the must go out to the british

and french capitals to explore russian influence and connections abroad. you'll find just how much russian culture is invented in too many aspects of western society. 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 the social scene in paris and as we proved the modern day french capital 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 of them. people i meet in the u.k.

for example have no idea about the cultural diversity of this country has to offer and from palm trees in the south and 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 and if you haven't explored them well you don't know what you are missing the must go out scene 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. whether

you dive from high or to the depths. catch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. the well prepared is a must and if you're lucky. you'll never forget your experience we only need a screen that's going to be heaven. in the white see. below the ice on our t.v. . news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day.

thousand and twelve you can still hear fireworks. clinking here in moscow as the russian capital marks the arrival of the new year russia the world's biggest country celebrates the new year. with the country's. first. two thousand and twelve continues to march. and now it's time for the sports news with and that's up next. hello there thanks for watching the sport and these are the headlines policy papers lowly black manchester united three two at old trafford on thirteen seventieth day

. while foster more stall and regular lanka turned his back on the n.b.a. to stay with his hometown club ts to moscow. and eternal russia's mixed martial arts king you mean the name care for always today chance at all should be chic for an easy win in japan. but first an incredible win for blackburn rovers in the premier league they beat manchester united three two at old trafford to lift themselves off the bottom of the table a result which also prevented sir alex ferguson's men from going top at new year on his seventieth birthday was the ultimate party pooper scooper fulminant she cooed putting blackburn one nil up with a first half penalty he handed another after the break only for berbatov to score twice to level things but hanley's late had a gate to visit as a very welcome three points united them with the same number of points as leaders managed the city to play on sunday elsewhere third place taught them slipped up to the drawing one one with swanzy arsenal when fourth with one in the window if we

keep ya thanks robin van persie is thirty fifth goal of the year chelsea down to fifty now after a three one home defeat to aston villa menorah gendered one one as did the bottom of the table clash between bolton and stud she had the spoils with wigan but on sunday everton travel to west brom and managed to city travel to sunderland with the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table to three point four for better man cine hoping his side have learned some lessons from my golden stroll with west brom last weekend. if you don't pay attention you. rescored who was. i was brought. up to do. some research. for this reason i do that this game is import good risk or. give it. another football and use it in midfield

yet then of could soon be back playing in russia british media say the twenty six year old will be sold to being in the january transfer window the russian international has not played for the top three since december tenth and is concerned a lack of thirsting football could affect his chances of playing for his country next summer's european championships was sold to everton by lokomotiv moscow just over two years ago for thirteen million dollars and it's believed everton would want to sell him for around nine million dollars meanwhile basketball star undertaker olenka has decided to continue his career in his native russia turning his back on the n.b.a. to stay with. the former utah jazz man became a free agent this season and join the army men during the n.b.a. lockout but despite generating interest from the new jersey nets and sacramento kings the thirty year old has decided to stay put in moscow during his brief spell would see a scar they have qualified for the last sixteen of the year really undefeated and also riding high in the russian domestic league. russia's mixed martial asking

field or you me again has beaten japan's to tosha ichi in devastating fashion knocking at the former olympic champion in the first round in japan an important win so you for the russian he's keen to get his career back on track after dominating the sport as world champion for seven years he lost his crown in twenty ten and then went on to lose three fights in a row but tonight's win follows victory over jeff months in november and the thirty five year old russian says he's determined to keep on fighting. and world number one never djokovic has finished off his great year in style a straight sets win for him over david forever to win the move. dollar world tennis championships and i beat darby this was an exhibition tournament the head of the strike next month and djokovic looks to be in sizzling form having crashed better of the day before he had a little problem again taking the first set six two and then praising through the next six one victory rounding off

a great year which saw him win three grand slams and leaves only seven matches the play and he hopes to continue this fine for in twenty twelve. nothing is really impossible. if you if you believe it i think the crucial couple weeks is for me at this moment to prepare well to start of the year and. hopefully in two thousand we will see you know it's a very long year it's going to be very difficult very difficult challenge but i'm looking forward to it. now the man who guided the all blacks rugby team to world cup glory has been knighted in the new years on this list graham henry that decide to their first world cup title in twenty four years this autumn after that narrow win over france in the final of the sixty five year old former schoolteacher and i said graeme henry the latest in the handful of former players or coaches to receive new zealand's highest honor all blacks captain rich mccall was also approached by

prime minister junkie but in a knighthood down saying he was too young at thirty to receive such an accolade henry is delighted with his on. the water as great as you know him if feel very humble about it and as i say it's a reflection of what people have done over long time. and i appreciate where it's come from and i've got a lot of respect for them. but i will not be asked to be called. a russian made their debut at that will cup and despite not winning a game it was a success none the less for the best a quick look back now what was a significant sporting event for them in twenty eleven and richard paul frank was there following every tackle. over the last month or so rusher of made a lot of friends around new zealand vast majority of the team they have never experienced such a level of interest from the general public. league matches in russia earlier trying to few hundred spectators it is very surprising for the squad of similar

numbers attending the training sessions which are even autograph sessions. were not really used to this level of attention from the fans in the t.v. . groups here that have done throughout my life here everyone follows both russian global rugby it's great if you spiral and it gives you the motivation to work even harder. this wasn't most of the players first experience of new zealand the team have been here on a training camp just after the new year. the squad would take the opportunity to see the sights as well as taking time off to take their minds away from all. things rugby. this was by far the biggest events russia's players ever played in and in terms of experience it will take something special to beat the memories the bay of hide from this world cup it's been really good to be to be here at the heart of the world. that the world cup stage is just it's just an amazing experience and very welcoming from from from the local people and we've already been to quite

a few towns and cities so it's very interesting to see lee did mention that russia had to do plenty of traveling and this was perhaps be only downside of the trip being new boys to rugby's biggest event the bears were given a very tough schedule which would see the team have to travel more than seven times to different locations unless for the mom the critics of the russians there were hardly ever any complaints and they always had a small intimate face while they would pick up an army of unexpected followers along the way who went to rather extreme measures to show their dedication of a newfound heroes. we're only here is good enough support as russia is day they probably are going to have germany support us so in a birth they will go for and say my russia fear so i will cap a grade two or any zero and there is plenty for russia to build a home over the next four years they will have to find a new head coach after new resigned however at the moment it is likely that kingsley jones will take up the reins of affairs on

a more official basis before the moments for russians can be turned proudly back home in the knowledge that they have played some extra rugby over the last month or so here in new zealand the russians the world cup campaign has come to an end of one experience that has been the best players over the last month a lot of friends around here in new zealand and around the world with exemplary behavior off a page as well but i'm spirit in which. we are to. see the. town that is all the school for now will.

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and you can still hear fireworks are exploding and champagne glasses clinking here in moscow russia of the new year two thousand and twelve continues to march throughout the world with all of europe already there. and for all of you a behind the times in two thousand and eleven in america and all the way to american samoa don't worry the future looks bright will. you up i promise and i sean thomas wish you a happy and prosperous year ahead from the heart of the russian capital where the party is in full swing and while moscow still has fireworks soaring across the city skies over half the world has already running in two thousand and twelve twenty twelve first arrived some fourteen hours ago and in

a new location this year it was the independent state of samoa in the south pacific for the first time ever it used to be the last in line but switch to time zones to get closer to new zealand this week it skipped friday completely the previous new year premier venue was. better known as christmas and the next country to enter two thousand and twelve was a new zealand closely followed by russia's far in east and as the new year started its march across russia as the basques territory australia japan the two koreas china and other countries would up the fireworks in celebration of midnight six hours ago they were ringing in the new year in thailand and vietnam with kazakhstan appalling india falling just a bit later right now the south pacific is starting to move day after the night of celebration wild parties are still rocking in moscow for the west dozens of countries in europe africa and the.