and we offer you a glimpse of how millions of orthodox christians and else celebrating christmas many joyful traditions commemorating the birth of christ. be back with another summary for in about fifteen minutes from now and meantime we explore room with a russian flavor as we take a look at their cultural connections. hello and welcome to the program from architecture to music russians have been fascinated with the telling for centuries and today they come here in the tens of thousands in search of everything from fabulous fashion to the world of italian cuisine so

joining us as we explore various locations connected with russia one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world right. is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the flat feet amputated 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 st in rome is full of history coming to all my want it's really an eternal city i enjoyed an impressive architecture. 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. in the largest country in the world. 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 created worlds flourish because each of those influenced showcasing classical music literature and art. moving on and to the i mean shaped domes 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 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 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 but 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 in 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 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 location is everything. has. to fall from the old. image of. the pharmacy. 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 including 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 of the highlights of the hotel is the suites named after the popular. target for. business or pleasure hotels or see also has several conference rooms and banqueting several of which names such as the

full. the roman. who's going 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. this hotel. in the nineteenth century. called the view. because many have actually mean to visit broome were staying in these. so we we kept the name see in. the region on the middle. and it seems that rome is a very very popular place for visits is very much more than ever very much so and. growing year by year and i hear that the hotels very popular with russian

celebrities russian politicians and hollywood a listers as well very much very much many both russian and local hollywood celebrities choosing to come to the scene since since the day we opened here at the very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie out from the ocean's eleven and. stayed here with. well i think i would spend time thank you. very much. jill a curious harris dog is now you can see why despite the setting use of popular with hollywood a listers 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 restaurant is open in the garden in summer months.

in the bushes i wouldn't be surprised welcome to the secret garden situated at the back of the hotel to the sea this green getaway is lush and spectacular in every possible way the ones at this location is popular with russian and international jetsetter is 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 your actions on display represent russian i complain to the fifteenth the twentieth centuries. the cafe greco is a historically to rich and in the seventy 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 nature and russian such as. it's said that right in the collide 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 themed 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 through also meaning 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 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 you 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 to. ate a cold drink 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 the now. white stream cascading from mom's slopes the view is miss mirage. but this beauty brings deaths and a speed of more than four hundred kilometers per. step in the avalanche.

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. top stories this hour are to you the front line of journalism dissent with us away in iraq because the government intensifies its crackdown on protests and the press against the backdrop of an increasingly perilous security situation in the country. u.s. and u.k. calls for syria to be expelled from human rights committees tension in the country reaches a peak after a suicide blast kills twenty six in the capital. and we offer you a glimpse of help millions of orthodox christians are celebrating christmas at the moment the many joyful traditions commemorating the birth of christ. i'll be back with more of those top stories for us in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime

kate is here with the latest sports. hello and welcome to the sports on christmas day here in moscow and these are the top stories joined killers live reports throughout bergen on walls of must replace and around public schools for tottenham but will there be a shortage as it were in the dying minutes of twenty four by a cup third round ties while staying put not to deny a report that england striker wayne rooney is to be sold in the january transfer window. and dagestan take a trip to the caucasus martial arts school where the first note in chinese a conflict was raised. first of all where bedding in the walls will have to do it all again after a new doors and andrews and sure there will be at least one replay in the third round of the f.a. cup the gritty middle and dobby was the first of twenty six times taking place this saturday so is there

a giant killing among the other twenty five some selected schools are now on the screen as we go into the dying minutes swanzy a response away from the championship everton host fifty a time left to nowhere to the top is followed while from charlton in the london darby clint dempsey there with the country tony previous took his stock size to form a club joining them and also to travel to lead to this magical field michael failed to do there while elsewhere at our league one m.k. dons there's an all premier league tie at st james's park as newcastle faced blackburn one one there wigan are at swindon talking and third in the i really is welcome to jump in to maintain and run public shankar told that this was untrue but it does sometimes is as you just heard west brom are taking on cardiff three to hold the loans and aston villa will travel to bristol rovers in the late game. well meanwhile manchester city will be without ya and kolo toure the sunday's much anticipated cup clash at home to rivals manchester united ivory coast manager france was are we told the pair they must report to the nations try. in camp this

weekend ahead of the africa cup of nations the coach has opted to follow fee for rules which allow call ups two weeks prior to the tournament this also means all snow will strike a given year while city coach about the mancini says ja to raise absence on sunday could be an issue for his team. i think that we can have a problem in general you can have a problem because the ai is an important player for us. we call is different because we have a defenders and there if we are lucky we are very injury in the play. i don't feel that we can have a big problem with that event in the three that we have a big role. for some parts and that we have only two games and nigel. well meanwhile opponents united have been either with what wayne rooney is to be sold in the january transfer window a british newspaper claims really his relationship with manager sir alex ferguson

has broken down for you this week the striker was fined a week's wages following a night out with a joint statement from rooney and the club said the report was complete nonsense the twenty six year old went out on december twenty sixth following united five no thrashing wigan he was then dropped from the three two defeat by blackburn for returning for the three nil loss of newcastle and was substituted light on rooney agreed a new five year deal in i did in october twenty ten two days after saying he wanted to leave. one of the meanwhile over in spain barcelona midfielder so here with us gets says he hopes manager pep guardiola will remain at the club for many years to come the twenty three year old out of his team it for taking part in an open training session for fans before visiting a local hospital though they also had time to speak to the press responded to rumors it could be quality as last season at the new camp. we surely would not just season after season able to last long not only for the well being of its

team but also for the well being of every. the club where i wish you would become alex ferguson the united states be one decision. that will be right here in russia's dutch got very very say teenage nigeria when go after midnight is set to sign a four and a half year deal with his gun laws subject to passing a medical the nineteen year old joined the end of the busy club in the summer of twenty ten scoring eight goals in thirty three games and netting once for his national side in twelve appearances. tennis now and there's an all french affair underway at the guitar openness joe wilford song is taking on golden feast in one of the opening finals of the twenty twelve season so on the reach saturday's final without dropping a set on his debut and after defending champion roger federer had to retire due to a back injury in the semifinals while a fourth seed my face stunned topsy rafael nadal in straight sets and looks like tsonga has taken the first set there well meanwhile over in australia top seed andy murray sort of local teenager bernard tomic to reach the final the first one

international watched by new coach yvonne lendl was made to work hard in the early exchanges by the nineteen year old who was playing best for some a final first match against murray but still britain's class told him gave majors he broke to serve in the back to the first set six three four going on to take the second six two for victory in just over a. better. i thought it was probably the person put it over the former good so i just been getting a little bit hope for another good national. guard in that final well number four will face ukraine in alexander the of all of you swept aside second he'll see more of france in straight sets the number three c's took the first set six three three two of. the despair and thought about retiring see how to have treatment on the leg muscle however ball the ball of did play on and wrapped up the set six for finishing the match with

a powerful forehand he will now prepare to prevent marie from taking his twenty second singles title on sunday. and finally a martial arts school in the heart of the caucasus were celebrating earlier this year after one of its students became the first known chinese to be named the king of kung fu but that's not the only thing that makes this dojo unique as among cos we have discovered. five the russians of the world is a martial arts school for boys said near where russia is the republic of dagestan some he wouldn't call it the show in the caucasus in-tray get well i certainly was that's good check out this school is located in hollenbeck old just over the mountain ridge from the di a stunning capital over the years is produced and world and eleven european champions as well as a limb to gold and silver medalist in beijing in two thousand and eight. say not go my i've moved here with his wife in nine hundred eighty three with just an idea and

that tends to live and now it's a full fledged educational facility that nurtures talents from a young age through to graduation for many five directions of the world afford geographic points with spray spraying the fifth one to means that we're following global laws apply to all people in the world and we want these values to dominate other religious national and other values when people live in just four dimensions it is a lower level but as you and space people become more developed spiritually then will patient kind and can live in peace with each other we decided to develop these qualities through sports chinese martial arts have deep philosophy rich history and important values so they're very effective in teaching these are not just words for us we cannot lose our children let them become terrorists.

this sound is heard each time one of the boys wins a medal in various events held in russia or anywhere else in the world could do same works and lives right here at the school and leaves only one his students take part in major competitions but all the trophies eventually end up right here at the five directions of the world. this trophy is given at the end of each year to the winner of the conference. one of our students won this trophy it is a very valuable price basically it confirms that he was the best fighter of the year so even if. that fighters name is mostly known sally called who was also named the king of kong through becoming the only non chinese warrior in the world to be awarded this title though he graduated a while ago mostly still considers it an honor to come by his alma mater to train and convey the philosophy of the next generation which. this is really

a unique school first of all it discipline students you are always doing something meaningful practicing studying you have no free time i think that it is very important for young people today it doesn't leave room for bad things drugs terrorism which is a big problem today sports can save young people especially in our school kids practice study there are always supervised. though martial arts are the foundation of the school education is equally if not more important in raising children for now the school is out on spring vacation so good say not have has some time to play with his grandkids but that doesn't mean that faculty is an active. while the students are away and spring break the teachers are busy preparing for the next term the boys should be arriving quite soon for another semester of martial arts and learning the school is now home to three hundred boys from all over russia the martial arts specialisation hasn't prevented it from being one of the country's

operated in terms of education besides the gems and other training facilities it offers suitable classrooms where according to teachers they become decency young adults. as if we graduate a half literate student is not the worst thing in the world the worst thing for us is to graduate to badly behaved student so we pay a lot of a tent. to teaching them about values in the same megamind of his more than a founder of this school and a more shall arts guru his artistic talents cannot be underrated as his students may also witness his art work each sign they have a meal and these paintings are also educational showing the young bucks that everything in this life should be accepted as a whole in union with good and evil. koester of artsy russia south the republic of dagestan. and muscles for this purpose and i think.

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