the exercise with the u.s. but the scale of truth movement involved spots concern of a possible buildup to a military strike on iran. about a week of their stories and fifty minutes in the meantime we head to italy to see what footprint russian artists and public figures have left on the country's culture through the ages. hello and welcome to the program from architecture to music russians have been fascinated with the talent 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 a lot of andrews as we explore various locations 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 out in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the fluffy beefeater 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 a superior 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 each street in rome is packed full of history coming to all my life it's really an eternal city i enjoy 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 most cases 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 few centuries especially. appreciation of the cultural importance and today both countries creative worlds flourish because each of those influences showcasing classical music 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 when the proposals put forward to building an orthodox church in the italian capital there

are only a few russian orthodox cathedrals to route italy and this is the largest and most traditional looking also rocks church in rome. a russian cathedral abroad is not just a church it's a russian house in a way people come here not just for allegiance 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 works 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 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 necklace and 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. tronics 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. building it is impressively situated between the piazza del popolo and the spanish steps of the

pretty upscale shopping areas. as they say. is everything. has. to fall from the old. image of. the families here. to. 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. and impeccable standards of personal service . the russian elite come here in droves. situated on the sixth and top floor of the highlights of the hotel is the ski suite named after the popular. cargo for. business or pleasure hotels or c. also has several conference rooms and banqueting holes several of which names such

as the full the anastasia the roman. whose and to find out more about the russian connection with the stunning house 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 many have actually moved to broome were staying in these. so we we kept a name to see in. the region around the middle. and it seems that rome is a very very popular place for visits is very much i was never very much so and the russian research 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 sea since since the day we opened here the very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie are from the ocean we there were no shot. here with. well i think i was for time thank you. very much. to the curious terrorist dogs now and you can see why despite the setting use of popular with hollywood avis just what was a modest in 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 bush is i wouldn't be surprised welcome to the secret garden situated at the back of the hotel good to see this green get away is lush and spectacular in every possible way no one's at this location is popular with russian and international jetsetter in the winter you can enjoy a drink outside here but 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 sites of rome to send 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 the items on display represent christian icon painting in the fifteenth the twentieth centuries. the cafe greco is a historical eatery. six eight the venue to see many celebrity visitors as its

guests whose autographs drawings and personal belongings are now displayed at the cafe international artistically often came to the venue including lord byron nature and russian such as sherlock and. it said that writer nicholai google especially likes 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 rome for 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 in so in the park available gazing 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 russian sculptor. it was presented to the villa borghese the state by the moscow government as a gesture highlighting cultural achievements. 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. ate a cold drink of creativity elegance and style. it.

was an incredible city well unfortunately 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 bye bye for now. this is our time to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that won't we breathe oh we hope. to me the american dream is to live in peace and prosperity and freedom and a government under socialism is not a government a free. man

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pop stores are naughty a suspected suicide bomb attack targeting a police bus rips through a residential part of the syrian capital it comes amid growing opposition calls for the overthrow of president assad by military means. shifting strategy from barack obama announces an end to a rock star occupation to focus on increasing u.s. influence in asia next term says on air domination and unconventional warfare. and israel is preparing for. the exercise with the u.s. for the scale of troop movement involved sparks concern of a possible build up to a military strike on iran. well i'll be back with more news in about fifteen minutes for you from now but before that andrew's here with the latest in the world

of sport. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines scarred take the eye 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 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 i saw can use because russia have failed to retain their world junior crown the under twenty squad losing in the final to sweden by a single goal in overtime in calgary forward mika's abang is getting

a vital go in the extra period both sides 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 forward give gainey has not solved was named the tones most valuable player hosts canada the finland four nil in the bronze medal game. well in russia scarse and pages 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 defense the yani iscar made it through all the atlanta 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. and said guns blazing 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 cross and i have put you on a 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 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. downtown 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 to spanish world number two overcame a battling me 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 reform 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 ball 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 this therapy of italy the swiss master did storm into a 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 federer pulled his going back together in the decider to stones that they were there for him when into the. or not to take the final say six for better or not you know it's twenty one in a row to keep alive his hopes of a fourth title. just like last year federal pay joe will free to tsonga 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 sixty and even showed off a bit in the final set. straight only twenty two in the last four radziwill simone will face alexander doll goal pull off in the other semi.

one. point to go for what. i needed to move. from 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 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 strikers you 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 a defenders and if we are lucky we don't have injury you know. i don't feel that we can have a big problem with that event but with three that we have a big problem for some parts and that we have only two games and. 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 cross into. piers still pays strong and hears from either it 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 command's most expensive ever blair following manager down by their school with whom he spent two

years at couche in romania. bonis a team that wants to develop and make a significant breakthrough in this transfer took place because of the trust to 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 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 the office 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 when crossing guard and africans they fully rushing for the

all because of me and sisco's say you do do be up playing here so they are all very interested in the russian premier league. with the growing ambitions of the cross in their side the dollars player in the league doesn't want to stop progressing as his long term dream of helping direct and playing in the english premier league is still beyond his reach but producing the foreman says in russia will become the stepping stone in his career and i divined russia's top flight is of a good standard and can help you get to the top european leagues primarily the morning england which a popular throughout the world and to ensure players aspire to my favorite point is drug and i enjoy watching the. english premier league meanwhile again to get rid of their reputation as a yo yo and with bitter asking in the dugout 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 this last season at the nou camp. they said we should do 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 everyone concerned at the club i wish he would become one so alex ferguson at least so much to me noted that it's clear that pep will be one military decision. on the new gulf 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 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 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 the top of the standings after thursday's shortened stage in argentina the day belonged to poland's cliff stop all of it it was fastest in the genes to his maiden stage victory moving him into second overall behind defending champion stefan pattern and so the frenchman was third fastest behind american robby gordon while another french minister would just break the motorbikes catch agree he is now nine minutes ahead of defending champion mark o'mara and 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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