one of the most beautiful historic and romantic cities in the world florence. russians have been fascinated with italian culture for centuries florence is often compared to st petersburg. with its architecture and classical entertainment see consisting of art music and literature it's easy to draw comparisons to the cultural grand jury of russia's former capital. moved around the major cities in italy today and you definitely hear the chit chat excited person tourists they devour the social scene here and they're exploring what it has to offer now more than ever before. i feel him in florence and my children in russia does raise studying the culture of the renascence and the principles of humanism and this city is the essence of such cultures. we just are stuck with it if we feel comfortable here but it really doesn't even seem like a foreign country and italians are very frowned like probably in all my life was an

interest it's how an arts and russian art nothing else because it's the last may be fancy is the most difficult difficult technique difficult colors. everything else there will dozens of connections between italy and russia dissociation within the field of arts goes back centuries. we arrived at the russian art academy located in a grand building in the sense of the city it brings together all of us of all ages and nationalities you can almost feel the creativity as you walk in here. many students have taken sabbaticals to come to florence and learn more about art the school is angled towards classical russian teaching methods and takes individuals back to basics studying the works of old masters. nice work but. classes are taken as part of the full time course we can't or evening classes and

a whole range of subjects to study from canvas painting to much touring but why come to a russian art school in florence. because we're kind of training to see fair play where you can get a did you see the early cut or. art schools around here it's just very focus of spirit affected it actually i never planned to tear aren't still painting i can't do sculpture but i was convinced by the russian method and all the way that they they teach me my dream and improve the scene as i came here most of the buildings are still authentic show it does appear in a sort of be ideal background for all to make sure. many lines models are using the conses tools in english russian and italian students take visual photographs with the aim of recreating the image in sketch form.

based on consequence additions and values in the modern art world because here is learning about site size technique. of the training have decided on the basics of technique the use of color and the study of and that's made out of portraits most of the changes here offer russia and they bring with them a whole range of classical knowledge and experience having trained at various prestigious universities in moscow and st petersburg our living center and say help each student find that expression whatever stand it about very very the school in france is aware that many other colleges around the world are opening up to contemporary styles and radical new training methods and on that note to discuss the economy. objective means to speak. as you let me to meet you so tell me

about the academy here in florence of a here during two years which is to you as a goal of the start of the first course. into a funeral of all that either during ten years doing different planned water shops and gold here as i care to man i want to bring a russian academic classic school to share at the european stay with us and of course bring in spiritual waters and art which is very important for the mission european students here you have russian or interest or italians or it's almost an international of the students of issues of a half from belgium from italy from you glanced from america around the wall can anybody come here or they have to be you know a decent officers are not there but yeah it's anybody can be here which is a normal student just sending their application form together with the board but after one the year of professor choosing if that student will continue felicity

here or second there which is a don't have an answer or an exam but they would have exam after one year were serious and the tutors are mostly russian teachers that most are russian which is that it's teachers a who are already graduated and russia and who is a professional artist but himself the most time of. war in the russia russian government academy. many of the art schools around the world they focus now on contemporary arts maybe here the training is more strict with its russian roots maybe. balance because our opinion of where giving plastic foundation school base without foundation classic school because you can develop your own style a diverse a school the nonprofessional way. which is it's me in our opinion the bringing school in the people and. and the business school will develop the balls. is great

to meet you and good luck with your minds. so what other cultural links is florence have with russia one of the most celebrated filmmakers of the twentieth century person director undertook or ski lived in france in the one nine hundred eighty s. here in the capital of tuscany to work on his two last films and sacrifice anything pronounced as an honest citizen of florence by its authorities took a ski left italy and nine hundred eighty six and moved to paris where he died the same year now a memorial plate to be seen on the house and via some nicolo but the filmmaker lived and worked. in the beautiful surroundings of florence nestled in the tuscan countryside as a hotel bearing a russian name the damage of country result is a modern four star hotel then after the famous for some wealthy and influential demetre family from the eighteenth century the democrats had a villa in this part of italy and they definitely chose the location wisely as the

views here are spectacular and relaxing. about twenty minutes drive from the center of florence the hotel offers one hundred rooms and suites with all modern comforts absolutely. how the hotel is there for business and leisure changes that the middle family used to enjoy the surroundings many centuries ago and now our guests can enjoy the same nature and the more festive it is to relax. florence is a sensational city the center is an open air museum itself every corner is a photo opportunity no wonder many famous russian figures came to live here. to see s.q. for example chose florence. only because of its inspiring the true so many other foreigners but many because of the library they contain russian periodicals he

wrote the idiot here in january one thousand nine hundred eighty nine after seventeen months of work. another russian legend spent a considerable length of time in italy was the composer tchaikovsky he came to florence in the year eight hundred seventy eight to write quietly in a villa overlooking the city situated on the beautiful street via the sun leonardo twenty minutes outside the city it has a completely different feel to the center of florence it was stated that tchaikovsky called florence the city of dreams for him it was one of the best locations in the world as he enjoyed the architecture landscapes and soul of the area he said it was one of the most inspirational places to live and to work he wrote the famous first an opera the queen of spades here in italy in eighty ninety and back in russia to celebrate his beloved city he wrote the piece souvenir to florence.

from the art world in florence or oligarchs and their glamour shots on the island of capri the prison of russian influence and connections in italy and vice versa isn't it too apparent and not just here but it is closer to many european cities than you think is the love affair with all things european shows no signs of slowing down. the punch of the here bridge is a beautiful metaphor landmark not to be missed as a focal point of the city it represents medieval florence in all its glory and whether you are chinese english american russian the historic landmarks and fantastic cultural world of florence with a long standing russian italian connections or some. i think everyone should church what an amazing city well unfortunately that's not how we have left on this week's

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some of the sports are not good to have a company again i told the story. all served in the open maria sharapova this quest for a second there remains on track. defeat in five games double dragon called. big away alex similar old of this time of the match in moscow. and staying at galaxy david beckham signed a new two year cold turkey with the los angeles football club. so let's start with the hard courts of those certain open where world number two rafael nadal has advanced into the fourth round of the first grand slam all this season the second seeds. lost. in straight sets six two six four

six for world number three. threw off. three set victory over a college of pressure. to place in the fourth round and beat south african kevin anderson seven six seven six six one for my ears open champion on martin del potro will play against taiwan later on. in the women's game talk. made it into the fourth round by beating want to get political from any into the tour and sorry cold weather is who's. more a bottle of germany and share a six two six four way in. the forefront a six two six two victory over boycott of kazakhstan while russia. had no answers for if it had been going down to the straight sets. russia is the last hope in the men's singles crashed out of the tournament alex for the

most junior following an at five set encounter with michel low draw a disastrous opening few days when the rest of his countrymen lost try that with them all it would try and the frenchman the drop had. taken the tie six one six three four six five seven and six for that information i see young patisserie which told local chamber stuff while world number four and our it was always in control against a daughterboard of frogs winning in straight sets. the man who in the men's final last season shows no signs of relenting this time i took it falling into round great at the expense of london since i would draw the six point six two six one scoreline. but a bad day at all for russia's latest on thursday and especially so for the country's top ranked player. the fourth seed schooling jamie hampton in straight

sets with the american securing just a single game their six love six was the clinical way to drop the two thousand and eight champion has dropped only two games in as many matches so far at this tournament next hour for the twenty four year old russian. all through germany. first five or six games i think for those went to do some back and forth in a few of those games use the forty three fifteen and i came back in. loser kind of design games this is put yourself in a position where you kind of have to pull through and. she is a big game and i don't know too much about her put. it on video and you know when you know. it's smart. you're playing and figuring out her game from the

beginning and thinking too much and you. two i saw you know where you go and cup winners are bars handed the first defeat in five matches captain out of scenarios of two points in his thirteenth straight game because him to put up with now reports. both sides had minimum winning streaks says got ahead for victories og bars to the teams are betting to climb as high as they can in the rankings before the play of sorts and the visitors took an early lead forty year old alec get there all found himself unmarked a list court after a well timed assist and wasted no time for his fourth goal of the season while twenty year old out to me by met him during his third point in three matches for his new team however quickly responded with a power play goal early in the second period it took ten minutes for the two time guarding cup winners to put their noses in front again can thank god a new fired

a rocket from the blue line to make it two one and kept an eye exam out it was a much dop a point for an assist and historic inconsecutive match the third period turned out to be a cracker that has on side at it in another goal in the forty ninth minute as model as a federally unequal in with a perfect bust in a three on to attack the fans man and russian captain netted his seventh goal of the complaint but the red and blues piled on the pressure and got back into it with this second ball play goal denise bosh and the dug wires goalie that even if anyone with a hard reset shot into the top corner. to scott threw everything at their bones for an equaliser and wasted several great opportunities their men spend the dying seconds camped in the visitors zone but failed to send the game to overtime three two two are worse the final score of this and i thought i feel that i've arrived at a big club their responsibility is much higher and i'm thinking more about tactics

as the level of my teammates is much higher it's very difficult to grade his current chances but again where would you get some chances and special in this period in the. play where well and you just couldn't the come on strong enough like in is that there is an air force in the second well this we not bore a stretch there. winning streak to three games and antes carson between one and climb up two places in the rankings to now seed fourth in the eastern conference while all will west side steamy please complain about how both are achieved. let's not take a look at the other results as five more games were played on thursday in the western conference leaders scarse threshed after milly's you can see it in five one one of the best in the east suffered a three two defeat at the hands of the now more eager than the jumpers over to life picked up all three points made in our minds as they would be the russian side

eight for. two good for this team against a lot here and find the labor race left atlanta no chance in astana as a side defeated then must go region rivals wide six goals to one. moment to football now where david beckham has signed a new two year deal with l.a. galaxy the english man who wore his first championship title on american soil last year says it's the time for him to keep on playing and enjoyed it and the last twenty twelve season. must have been in the controversies. and. we are. not just watch. you know the football news feed or have expressed concern with the pace of world

cup twenty fourteen preparations in brazil secretary-general drone valko stating he in fact has been in contact with the country's new sports minister to handle the issue it will return to brazil every two months to examine the twelve cities expected to host games. we have to work on the world which is we in. which we treat. the world it was even two thousand and seven and we still discussing about something which was agreed to sign up to be finalized in two thousand and seventy two doesn't work so that's why we haven't the standing useful to use the. well to possible welcome home city thunder forward kevin durant has touched upon his possible involvement in the twenty twelve olympic games after winning gold medals at the time to ten world championship with usa team he relishes the opportunity to be part of his thirst olympic comparing so many great players a new twenty twenty list. logical choose the play from

a coach you want to go. get a chance to compete. will see you will see is. a dream team but this is the moorefield team and i think you know all the guys in their own a looking forward to coming together plenty of war come and go. now two months after completing the twenty eleven season the world rally campaign is back on track a time and defending world champion sebastian has increased his lead over the chasing pack on day two of the more to call a band they sit and drive a wasted no time proving his patience another gold frenchman won five out of six stages on thursday to extend his overall lead to more than ninety seconds after the second day spent a dunny saw to lead the chase and managed to steal the early stage victor of the day and claimed by the pedestal back in his third place just three seconds behind

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the business. in twenty eight minutes time. it is eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r t. the global hacktivist group anonymous has hit some of the most prominent websites in the u.s. including those of the white house the f.b.i. and the ministry of justice major film and music companies have also been targeted the attacks come in retaliation to a federal raid on the massive file sharing service mega upload which is around fifty mil. daily users the websites bosses have been arrested and are now facing prison sentences the move comes hot on the heels of a mass blackout of thousands of websites including with pedia in protest against qana virtual new web control laws washington hopes the bills will be approved by lawmakers to curb illegal downloading and protect.