oil embargo an economic war strong reaction is the latest in a series of intensifying military and diplomatic responses by tehran amid growing pressure from western powers over its nuclear projects. next year and argue we had to florence to see what footprint russian artists and public figures have left on the telly and culture throughout the ages. hello and welcome to the program from architecture to music russians have been fascinated with the telling culture for centuries and today they come here in the tens of thousands in search of everything from popular spots in to the world of

italian cuisine so joining us as we explore various locations and it's connected with russia one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world right. the colosseum is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the floppy to be fitter it was given the name of a colossal statue of nero that was later destroyed beneath the hundreds of tourists from all over the world including many russians the glorious history architecture food style and the climate are all reasons why rome is a pillar especially with modern day muscovites. i live in moscow and i think that the roman moscow have many things in common and are really great cities st in rome is full of history coming to all my life it's really an eternal city i enjoyed an impressive architecture. it is this is a nation with

a witch and the nation history and many russians are very much into history they like to study it and that's why they like rome so much i was born and grew up in moscow and when i first came to rome more than ten years ago i had culture shock i was so impressed with its magnificence and its history over the. the largest country in the world. share many similarities as they both made a huge impact on the global and culture scene the last two centuries especially. appreciation of the cultural importance and today both countries created worlds flourish because each of those influenced showcasing classical music literature and . moving on and to the i mean shaped terms of the church of saint catherine of alexandria the history of the compound goes back to the nineteenth century but the proposals put forward to

building an orthodox church in the italian capital there are only a few russian orthodox cathedrals to out italy and this is the largest and most traditional looking also rocks church in rome. the russian cathedral abroad is not just a church it's a russian house in a way people come here not just for reasons but also to spend time together and communicate in their native language just something that you miss a lot in a foreign country. inside you can see various bits for icons and worlds by tell you a machine must is from the inside you never realize that the building is brand new . this church opened in two thousand and nine located on a hill not far from st pete is its mobile designs and bright interior is a striking say the least as a new place of worship in rome hundreds of russians from the nearby areas come to

various religious services here and the building also acts as a social outlet for the community. the outdoor space above the chapel offers a magnificent view of the city. this is also home to a large selection of bells and whenever rang the sensational sounds can be heard around the city. next location now and welcome to hotel door to see a glittering five star hotel the italian style design and innovation. its name suggests ties to russia. as its name to the many members of the russian imperial house. is

impressively situated between the piazza del popolo and the spanish steps of the pretty upscale shopping areas. as they say location is everything. to fall from your old. images. from which you. come to shop. having enjoyed a recent make over the hotel the sea is a hotel in the elegant grand metropolitan tradition despite some one hundred twenty two rooms getting thirty three suites hotel maintains an impeccable standard of personal service. the russian elite come here in droves. situated on the sixth and top floor one of the highlights of the hotel is the ski suites named after the popular. cargo for. business or pleasure hotels or

c. also has several conference rooms and banqueting several of which names such as the full the anastasia the roman. whose and to find out more about the russian connection with. let's meet this week's guest great to meet you great to meet you in this wonderful hotel tell me where did the name come about well being. this hotel. was in the nineteenth century. called the view. because of many it actually mean to visit broome we're staying in these. so we we kept the name of the sea in. the region on the middle. and it seems that rome is a very very popular place for visits is very mountainous never very much so and. growing year by year and i hear that the hotels very popular with. celebrities

russian politicians and hollywood a listers as well very much so very much many both russian and local hollywood celebrities have chosen to come to the scenes since the day we opened. the very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie half from the ocean they're going to. stay here with. well i think i would spend time thank you. thank you very much. jill a curious harris dog is now you can see one of the stuff in the setting use of popular with hollywood a list is what was a modest spin your in the seventeenth century now is a celebrated meeting point for the high profile guests from the shows and tourist sees restaurants is open in the garden june summer months.

in the bushes i wouldn't be surprised welcome to the secret garden situated at the back of the hotel go to see this green getaway is lush and spectacular in every possible way the ones at this location is popular with russian and international jetsetter in the winter you can enjoy a drink outside here that is if you can afford it no protests. moving on and there are many russian influences and connections in rome collection of russian icons has been put on display and one of the main sights of rome the stand angelo consul the exhibition consists of almost fifty icons which were handpicked by italian old images from the collection of the private moscow museums showcasing religious art your actions on display represent christian i complain to the fifteenth the twentieth centuries. the cafe greco is

a historically to rich and in the a seventeen six eight the venue to see many celebrity visitors as its guests whose autographs drawings and personal belongings are now displayed at the café international artistically often came to the venue including lord byron go to nature and russians such as sherlock and. it's said that right in the collide google especially likes the café and spent a lot of time there writing his famous dead souls novel. the jerry thomas speakeasy project is a secret location in central rome where a whole selection of special russian team cocktails are created in a very italian atmosphere of the bar you can find quite surprising drinks inspired by russia the team has created a special cocktail menu called twist on a classic number three from russia with love in the heart of rome you can be served with such cocktails as the kremlin flip floppy hats are also meeting red square in italian and said petersburg delight.

wondering around the city's site should be surprised what you might bump into in the park available gazey a situated two monuments that were erected to on a russian writers this statue is of right at nikolai gogol the second is dedicated to alexander pushkin that was in belgium the year two thousand. created by a russian sculptor. it was presented to the villa borghese the state by the moscow government as a gesture highlighting cultural achievement. rome as one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the world as a popular tourist destination it's clear why millions come here trevi fountain here for example office the perfect photo opportunity but quite often it's the small influences and nuances that make up the subtextual soul and roots of the city and with the cultural connections italy has to russia it only helps calm. coltrane of

creativity elegance and style. it. was an incredible city full of fortunately that's the time we have left on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week and sell them for me and the rest of the crew from the magnificent trevi fountain here in rome by now. i had a family i lived in a fairly nice community wasn't which was an upscale it was just like you know archie bunker society ok then they started showing up what happened was my company decided i could get cheap labor and they got rid of. those are.

the rules of the eaglets line legally we have to get up every morning we have to go to work and you know we have to pay our bills and we have to do it and that's just the american dream and if you want the american dream you have to go by the last i figure is here's one of the major trails into the united states. i watch and they run run down my property and something about this noise. was a little chap mean the cockroaches from coming over the wire is protecting the country and the kind of guy who doesn't mind goodness panch dirty so i come out here you know we're all immigrants as well know that we all do some somewhere else . one stream cascading from mountain slopes to view is miss mirage. but this beauty brings deaths. and

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in fifteen minutes before that entrance here with the sport. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines the scar take the eye right lead to make a child after beating rivals plant in a seven goal thriller. plus olympic countdown russian president dmitry medvedev visits before next month's test events for the twenty fourteen winter games. and the top seeds charge into the semifinals in cats hours rafael nadal i will pass russian me tell you. but we'll start with some other ice hockey news because russia have failed to retain their world junior crime the under twenty squad losing in the finals to sweden by

a single goal in overtime in calgary forward mika's abang is getting a vital goal in yorkshire a period that both sides fails to find the net in normal time this only the second time sweden has been crying junior world champions although on a brighter note for russia forgive gainey could not solve was named the tony's most valuable player hosts canada beat finland four nil in the bronze medal guy. well in russia. have taken that right lead at the top of the k h l standings and the losses is men edged out his former side and found on the road for three it was a back and forth game just outside moscow with the sides trading quick goals throughout finnish defenseman jani just made it through all the x. lamp with less than seven minutes to go the scars swedish top score attorney mortensen grabbed the winner just a minute late it was his fourteenth goal of the campaign and gives three point lead over fractal in the title the last and have not lost on the trot after scholes that

beat them in the previous guy. tried to get in the replay last time because we know we played really well at home you know on looked like they were a little tired but today they came. in saigon the boys and it was a lot harder to do the show now. now there are just over two years to go before russia's first ever winter olympics in sochi and president dmitri medvedev has urged constructors to make sure new venues are ready in time for a major test event due to start next month medvedev inspected the sites on thursday including the krasnaya polyana ski resort it is set to host a world cup leg on the alpine skiing circuit in just over a month's time with snowboarding and freestyle eventually a month later russia is second bobsled track is also set to be unveiled in late february around seventy percent of all construction work for the games has been completed according to officials is. down ten is there have been a few surprises that the season opening event with rafael nadal spearheading the

top seed charge into the semifinals of the cats are open the spanish world number two overcame a battling mico usually in straight sets however the seventh seed russian put up a fight after losing the first set six four and having a poor start in the second he did break nadal and then had a couple of chances to mount a comeback but failed to exploit them into rivet form especially at the net and he won the second set six four for the match. in the semi's hilmi number four seed gael monfils the often flamboyant frenchman came at an easy win against an error prone viktor troicki this hit the net and saved the first set before sending the poor far and wide to match point just down sixty six three the final school to memphis. and defending champion roger federer shrugged off the pre-match back pains to labor past and that is this really the swiss master did storm into

a three love lead right away and took six three but crumbled in the second to first trail five one and then lose it seven five however federer pulled his going back together in the decider to stun stepney with a forehand winner into the. to take the final say sixty four federer not you know this twenty one in a row to keep alive his hopes of a fourth title and just like last year federal pay joe will free to song there in the semi's the third seed frenchman steamrolling spaniard lost in just over an hour to tsonga hitting back with flair everything he's lesser known to offer and won it six two six one. while in brisbane is a similar success story for the big names there so far top seed andy murray beattie cypriot and his doubles partner marcus dart a sixty six to even showed off a bit in the final set. straight when he told me to law school biology will simone

will face alexander dog will pull off in the other semi. one. point to go through what. i needed to. promote an opportunity through. a point. in football match the city will be without play ziyang kolo toure a for sunday's f.a. cup clash with manchester united the pair have been told they must report to the ivory coast's training camp this weekend ahead of the africa cup of nations ivory coast coach france was a wee deciding to follow fee for rules which allow call ups two weeks prior to the tournament it means arsenal will also lose striker genius man city coach or burning man cheney says yaar tories absence on sunday could be an issue for his team. in that we can ever program in general you can have a problem because he is an important player for us.

we call is different because we have great defenders and there if we had a lot he was very you know. i don't feel that we can have a big problem with a friend but with me three that we have a big problem for some parts and that we have only to james and nigel. well also expected to join the ivory coast training camp is a band striker seen a troll right he's been a sensation since joining the russian prime a league side at the start of the season so it is a good chance then to look back at his twenty eleven and the time he gave us a chat and sunny. he is still a piece strong and he's from a very kills didier drogba no but it could well be his there me twenty year old last seen at all in this season the two metre three centimeter tall forward became commands most expensive ever blair following management down to their school with

whom he spent two years at couche in romania. the bone is a team that wants to develop and make a significant breakthrough in this transfer took place because of the trust to whom i know and respect a lot on the my transfer was his idea to help me grow and develop my career. and it seems like that risk became dissatisfied with the results of the team so far as could one see me and have one eye on the europa league while trialware has become one of the most dangerous players among the burns who are storing six balls and making three assists nowhere says he is already used to living in exotic russia and is enjoying his time. and i'm sure you know i mean by that often when i go to my national team my teammates ask me a lot about football in russia but the first questions are about the cold weather and racism about them but i tell them you guys don't worry these both aspects are

fine it's even harder in press and dog and africa they fully russian for will because of me and sisco's so you do do the playing here so they are all very interested in the russian premier league. with a growing admissions on the cross and our side that does player in the league doesn't want to stop progressing as his long term dream of helping direct and plainly english premier league is still beyond his reach but for us and good performances in russia will become the stepping stone in his career and i define russia's top flight as of a good standard and can help you get to the top european leagues primarily the morning england which are popular throughout the world and to ensure as aspiring my favorite player is drugs and i enjoy watching the. english premier league meanwhile going to get rid of their reputation as a yo yo and with bitter asking the dargo on the field the greens could become one of the surprise packages of the russian premier league this season.

in other football news barcelona midfielder says he hopes manager pep guardiola will remain at the club for many years to come he and his teammates took part in an open training session for fans on thursday before visiting a local hospital but they also had time to speak to the press and respond to reading this it could be guardiola as last season at the nou camp i said well i guess we should all it would still not just a season after season able to last longer not only for the wellbeing of its team but also for the wellbeing of everybody concerned in the club i wish he would become one so alex ferguson and you so much to noted that it's clear that the perp will be one military decision. on the new gulf for the new gulf season on the european tour has got underway it's local favorite thomas aiken he leads the twenty twelve africa open at the moment the honor of hitting the first ball though of the new year fell to south african retief goosen here and he finished the day in second

along with compact jacko space carded a sixty five a shot behind first translated thomas aiken here he grabbed five birdies and two eagles to go nine and overall for the right lane. and finally rain and snow in the end these have forced organizers to cancel friday's stage of the dakar rally while it is as you were at the top of the standings after thursday's shortened stage in argentina the day belonged to poland's clear stop all of its it was fastest in the genes to claim his maiden stage victory moving him into second overall behind defending champion stefan petter hand so the frenchman was third fastest behind american robby gordon while another french minister would this break dominate the motorbikes catch a great he is now nine minutes ahead of defending champion mark o'mara in the overall standings churchmen gerrard to rue leads the way in the trucks division where russian. alive has been disqualified for breaking race regulations he was

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