it's connected with russia one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world right. because team is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the fluffy ampitheater 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 through style and the climate are all reasons why roma so popular especially with modern day muscovites. i live in moscow and i think that roman moscow has many things in common and are really great cities each street. full of history alike coming to rome it's really an eternal city i enjoyed an impressive architecture. where she 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

most cases and when i first came to all more than ten years ago i had culture shock i was so impressed with its magnificence and its history over. the largest country in the world quite small. share many similarities as they both made a huge impact on the global and culture scene the last two centuries especially brought upon a mutual appreciation of each of those cultural importance and today both countries created worlds flourish because each of those influenced showcasing classical music literature and art. moving on and to the onion shaped dome of the church of st catherine of alexandria the history of the compound goes back to the nineteenth century when the proposals put forward to building an orthodox church in the italian capital there are only a few russian orthodox cathedrals to rout italy. this is the largest and most

traditional looking also rocks church in rome. and russian cathedral abroad is not just a church it's a russian house in a way people come here not just for religious 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 what's by tell you a machine must is from the inside you'd 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 and run 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 necklace and view of the city. it 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. impressively situated between. the pretty upscale shopping.

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the roman. whose and to find out more about the russian connection with the stunning hunt let's meet this week's guest great to meet you great to meet you in this wonderful hardstyle tell me where did the name come about well being. in the nineteenth century. cold. because of many of ash and they moved to b.c. roma were staying in these. so we we kept the name of the sea in. a very very popular place. very much. very much so and. growing. and i hear very popular with. celebrities and politicians and hollywood a listers as well very much so very much many both russian and the local

hollywood the. choosing to come to the scene since since the day we opened. the very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie have flown in the ocean. thanks very much for time thank you. thank you very much. to the jury now you can see you want to use a popular with hollywood. in your in the seventeenth century was a celebrated meeting point for the high profile guests. basically put in the summer months. in the bush is i wouldn't be surprised to the secret to.

in every possible way no one. is popular with russia. even the. outside here is. no press. 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 sites of rome castle the exhibition consists of almost fifty icons which were hand-picked by italian organizers from the collection of the private moscow museums showcasing religious art from the splay represent britain i complain to the fifteenth the twentieth century is. historically. the venue to see many celebrity. guests to grow strong some personal belongings and

displayed at the cafe international artistic often came to the venue including. such as. it's right in the google like the cafe and spent a lot of time there writing his famous dead souls novel. the jerry thomas speakeasy project is a secret location in central. special russian. are created in a very italian atmosphere of the bar you can find quite surprising drinks inspired by russia has created a special cocktail menu called twist on a classic number three from russia with love. with such cocktails as the kremlin flip. and said petersburg delight. wondering around the city's site should be surprised what you might. the bump in

safety in the park available a situated two monuments that were erected to on a russian right is the statue is of right at nikolai google the second is dedicated to alexander pushkin that was in belgium the year two thousand. created by russian sculptor. it was presented to the villa borghese you state by the moscow government as a gesture highlighting cultural achievements. 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 a substantial soul and roots of the city and with the cultural connections italy has to russia it only helps create a culture and of creativity elegance and style. 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. this is our time. to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that while we breathe the we hope to may the american dream is to live in peace and prosperity and freedom and a government under socialism is not a government afraid. i might. have

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sport. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines scarred rightly to make a child after beating rivals atlanta in a seven goal thriller. plus olympic countdown russian president dmitry medvedev visits before next month's test events for the twenty four team wins again. on the top seeds charge into the semifinals in cats hours rafael nadal i will pass russian . but will start with some other i saw can use because russia have failed to retain their world junior crang the under twenty squad losing in the finals to sweden by a single goal in overtime in calgary forward because a bang is getting a vital go and yet period that both sides to find the net in no time this only the

second time sweden has been crying junior world champions all day on a broad to no for russia forgive. most valuable player hosts canada but finland for nails in the bronze medal guys. have taken that right lead at the top of the k h l standings and the losses is men aged out of his former side and found on the road for three it was a back and forth game just outside more stay with the side striding quick goals through and finish defenseman yanni this. lamp with less than seven minutes to guy the scars swedish top scorer tourney mortensen grabbed the winner just a minute later it was his fourteenth goal of the campaign and gives three point lead over crack in the title last and have not lost on the trot after that beat them in the previous guy. because

we know we played really well at home you know on looked like they were a little tired but today they came out. and it was a lot harder to 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 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 in just over a month's time with snowboarding and freestyle eventually a month later russia's second bob sleigh 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. and tennis 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 to spanish world number

two who 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 refuge form especially at the net and he won the second set six four for the match. in the semi's hilmi number four seed feast 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 ball far and wide to match point just down sixty six three the final school tomorrow please. and defending champion roger federer shrugged off the pre-match back pains to labor past and the deceptive italy the swiss master did still win two or three love lead right away and six three but crumbled in the second to first

trail five one and then lose it seven five however federal court is going back together in the decider to stun seppi with a forehand winner into the. to take the final say six for better or not you know twenty one in a row to keep alive his hopes of a fourth doha title and just like last year federal pay joe will free to tsonga in the semi's the third seed frenchmen steamrolling spaniard al that i am 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 to dart a sixty sixty and even showed off a bit in the final set. straight when he told me to the last ball was you'll see more face alexander goal goal pull off in the other seventy.

one. points 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 week deciding to follow fee for rules which allow call ups two weeks prior to the tournament it means arsenal would 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 have a problem in general you can have a problem because he is an important player for us. we call is different because we have a defenders and if we had

a lot he was very you know. i don't feel that we can have a big problem we did xander about it with me three that we have a big role for some parts and that we have all the tools james and nigel. well also expected to join the ivory coast training camp 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 his strong and he's from a very kills didier drogba no but it could well be his there me twenty year old last seen it all in the season that two metre three centimeter tall forward became command's most expensive ever blair following manager down to their school with whom he spent two years at couche in romania. is

a team that wants to develop and make a significant breakthrough in this transfer took place because of the trust in him 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 eight and have one eye on the europa league while trialware has become one of the most dangerous players among the burns who are storing seeds goals and making three assists delaware 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 guys don't worry these both aspects are fine it's even harder in presence of an african they fully russian federal because of me and sisco's say do do me up playing here so they are all very interested in the

russian premier league. with the growing on missions 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 indeed before the season russia would become the stepping stone in his career and i did want to say russia's top flight is of a good standard and can help you get to the top european leagues primarily that want to england which a couple are throughout the world and we sure as aspiring my favorite player is drugs and i enjoy watching that. premier league meanwhile again to get rid of their reputation as a yoyo team and with peter asking in the dugout and on the field beyond 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 this last season at the nou camp. they said we should all it would still not just a season after season be able to last longer not only for the well you know if the team but also for the well being of everyone concerned at the club i wish you would become one so alex ferguson and you so much the united disclosed that pep will be one military decision. on the new goal for the new gulf season on the european tour has got underway its 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 felt a south african retief goosen here and he finished the day in second along with compact jack-o. al hess both carded a sixty five a shot behind first translated thomas taken here he grabbed five birdies and two

eagles to go nine and overall for the right lane. finally rain and snow in the end these have forced organizers to cancel friday stage of the dachau rally while it is the top of the standings after thursday's shortened stage in argentina the day belonged to poland's please stop all of its he was fastest in the genes to claim his maiden stage victory moving him into second overall behind defending champion stefan pattern so the frenchman was third fastest behind american robby gordon while another french needs to break the motorbikes catch a great he is now nine minutes ahead of defending champion. in the overall standings gerrard to rue leads the way in the trucks division where russian. live has been disqualified for breaking race regulations and walls. so that is all the sports

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itself at the core of the biggest financial crisis and hoffa centry the single currency frightening to drag down the very union that created. international news and comment live from moscow this is with the twenty four hours a day of deadly explosion targeting. police rocked a residential neighborhood in damascus killing up to twenty five it's believed to have been a suicide bombing with most of the casualties civilians syrian t.v. says the blast happened near a primary school it comes as the leader of the country's biggest armed opposition group has reportedly called for president assad's regime to be overthrown by military means meanwhile a former high ranking army official who defected to the opposition has claimed the government was lie when it said.