and london ramps up its efforts to bring the scottish independence paid to an unsuccessful and northern nationalists look to exit the three hundred year old union in favor of an oil rich future. but next the moscow team heads to florence to look for traces of russian culture in the heart of italy. hello and welcome to the program today the moscow team are in italy as we continue our exploration of russian culture abroad music from. by convince the russian creativity has been studied and celebrated for centuries around the world so joe be

martyred on roots as we take a look at russian influence and connections one of the most beautiful historic and romantic cities in the world florence. christians 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 . around the major cities in italy today and you definitely hear the chit chat excited recent tourists they devour the social scene here and they're exploring what it has to offer now more than ever this whole villages where you see that i feel ashame in florence is that 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 coaches does this year usually the fifty do it gets to before you just are stuck with it it was. feel comfortable here which in italy doesn't even

seem like a foreign country and italians are very frowned like probably in all my life was to an interest in tell an art 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 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 weekend or evening casas and a whole range of subjects to study from campus painting to much touring but why come to a russian off school in florence. peculiar kind of training to see fair play where you can get a did you see the earth like other. art schools around here it's just very focused on spirit affective it actually i never planned tear come to current still painting i can't do sculpture but i was convinced by the russian method and all the way that they they teach i mean my dream and improve the scene as i came here most of the buildings are still authentic show it does give a sort of the ideal background for all to. many live models they use in 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. being here besides the basics of technique the use of color and the study of anatomy out of portraits most of the tutors here offer russia and they bring with them a whole range of cross experience having trained at various prestigious universities in moscow and st petersburg are being sent to help each student find that expression whatever standard about very very school in france is aware that many of the colleges around the world are opening up to contemporary styles and radical new training methods and to discuss the academy's objectives let's meet this week's

guest. and as you let me to meet you so tell me about the academy here in florence of a here during two years which is years ago where the first course. intuited a funeral of all the data during ten years doing different kind workshops and. cared for a man want to bring a russian academic classic school. european stay with us and of course bring spiritual what is ours which is very important for us to mention european students here you have russian or interest or italians and it's always the international of the students which is a half from belgium from italy from england from america and around the wall can anybody come here or they have to be you know i just an artist i'm not been here then i think but it can be here which is a lot of money students just sending their application form together with the board

but after one the year of the first sort of choosing if that student will continue filthier or second which is a bit answer 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 are who are already graduated in russia and who is a professional artist but himself the most time of. the thigh. war in russia or the russian government's academy well many of the you know art schools around the world they focus now all contemporary art maybe the training is more strict with its russian roots maybe. because our opinion of. giving past accommodations is without foundation and classic school because you can develop your own style at the worst school the nonprofessional way. which is that our opinion of it brings all in the people and that this is cool will develop the.

theatre it was great to meet you and good luck with the academy here thank you very much but i. know what other cultural links is for it's happened with russia one of the most celebrated filmmakers of the twentieth century person director under it of course ski lived in france in the one nine hundred eighty s. in the capital of tuscany worked on his two lost films and sacrifice if you can pronounce as an honest citizen of florence by authorities took a skill left italy in one nine hundred eighty six and moved to paris where he died the same year now a memorial play can be seen on how some vs i'm a killer but a filmmaker lived and worked. in the beautiful surroundings of florence nestled in the tuscan countryside there's a hotel bearing a russian name the demeter 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 and facilities. how the hotel is there for business and nature chiefs. that then we the family used to enjoy the surroundings many centuries ago and now our guests can enjoy the same nature and the most festive it is to relax. florence is a sensational city the center is an open i'm easy in itself every corner is a photo opportunity no wonder many famous russian figures came to live here. to see s.q. for example has florence not 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 eighteenth sixty 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 in 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 prism 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 cure bridge is a beautiful medieval 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 or russian the historic landmarks and fantastic cultural world of florence with a longstanding russian italian connections

a something everyone should cherish what an amazing city well unfortunately that's not how we have left on this week's program see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the team for now. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture.

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union in favor of an oil rich future. and the intermediaries here with the latest sports. for to not see thanks for joining us. open the world number two rafael nadal through to the full round along with. roger federer a. defeat in five games double the going home burn time boss beats a skyway kept. the night chin moscow. and staying at galaxy david back and signed a new two year contract with the los angeles football club. so let's start with a hot cold so the australian open where world number two rafael nadal has advanced

into the fourth round of the first grand slam of the season the second seed spaniard easily up class. in adult red tops a straight sets victory six two six four six two particular summing up a speech before round. two there was one of the best. so that with no mistakes you know. comfortable with the serve having order. nothing is easy everything is difficult every month you have your problems first said was sixty two but you know was a really try that said that's my feeling and stuff when. i was done but free federal is also free. of creation the fed express had to work much harder than adult seven six seven five six three to finish. i thought it's going to be at least one third brigade not two so morning is good is

ok. is it tough to play against really creates a lot of pressure by the way he served by the way place from the baseline always runs around you second he's always strange chipping come in you know points over the same. thomas each book took place in the fourth round the south african cabin anderson seven six seven six six one four more years have been cheered been hard martin del potro is currently playing. taiwan. in the women's game top seed career has not made it into the fourth round by bt more akin to let's go romania into the day and drop two games on the way. to six to be three for the next in the world number. of work quite a bit i still think i could have finished up

a few more points up there. but i'm improving and i'm trying i'm trying to move in when i can sometimes and. lasts i don't know how many years i've played i've always had a two handed back and value but i try to change the one hand and it's just about getting the confidence to play with it in a real match as well because you can do it in practice but it's so it's different to play a match but i felt like i did pretty well. peter a. third said hey it was too good for mourners bothell for germany and she registered an easy two six four when the. thing i started to do well in the first set was very high quality of tennis in the second i think i lost all a bit of my concentration and wasn't. as dominant as i was in the first start but you know i stayed composed and tried to get it back so

a little bit of. not good serving. i mean you have to go through a little bit of tough moments sometimes too so i'm good you know still stay strong and finish you know. going well defending champ byrne came. into the next stage of the eleventh seed belgian so often held on to the course of aka. joy into the forefront of disciplines following a six two six two victory over getting of us boys of kazakhstan while russia. had no answers for a bit of it i should go down to the czech in straight sets. where two time we've got a cup where it's our. first defeat in five matches kept an eye exam rose of points in hayes thirteenth straight game because they put up with now reports. both sides had minimum winning streaks says got ahead for victorious ogg bars to the

teams that bedlam 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 alex get their 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 matt in very hughes third point in three matches for his new team however quickly responded with the ball play goal early in the second period it took ten minutes for the two time guarin cup winners to put their noses in front again can think of a new fired a rocket from the blue line to make it two one and i kept an eye exam i was a much dop the point for an assist in historic inconsecutive match the third period turned out to be a cricket because on side at it in another goal on the forty ninth minute as moto was a fairly an equal in with a perfect bust in a three on to attack their guards defenseman 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 dog mars goalie that they would have finished with a hard reset shot into the top corner. discuss threw everything at their opponents for an equaliser and wasted several great opportunities their man 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 business though i feel that i have arrived at an elite 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 when you get some chances and special in this period in the. play where well and just couldn't the come on strong enough like in is that there is an air force in the second but this we not bore a stretch there. three to three games and ant is carson between one and climb up two places in the rankings to no seat for in the eastern conference while west side

steamy please complain about how both are achieved. let's now take a look at their results five more games were played on thursday in the case western conference leaders scart says that is pressure of ten bodies in the world five one was the best in the east but at home to defeat at the hands of dinar more rigo. picked up all three points to none the main skase they teach that the russian side eight four left. forward to him against the market and finally left no chance in astana as a because our side defeated their most driven rivals by six goals to one. move on to football now away david beckham has signed a new two year deal with l.a. galaxy the english man who won his first championship title on american soil last year says it's the time for him to keep on playing and enjoy the m.l.s.

twenty two all season. i must have been. doing well. and. we are. not just one chance. in basketball oklahoma city thunder forward kevin durant has touch upon his possible involvement in the twenty twelve olympic games after winning gold medals at the twenty ten will chip a ship with the usa team here relishes the opportunity to be part of his first olympic campaign. you know twenty twenty men. choose the place from a coach you want to go. get

a chance to compete. will see you. dream team but this is the moorefield team and i think you know all the guys in the almost quote a looking forward to coming together a point of war come and go to months after completing the twenty eleven season the world roddick campaign is back in action at a time and defending world champion sebastian has increased his late over the chase impact on day two of the more to cull event that citron driver wasted no time proving his ambitions for another gold the frenchman won five out of six stages on thursday to extend his overall lead to more than ninety seconds after the second day spent in denny sort of leads the chase as he managed to steal the early stage victory of the day and claimed by loeb petter solberg as a third just three seconds behind soldier. followed very sad news canadian freestyle skier sarah burke has died nine days

after a crash on the super pipe during a training run remember burke fell on to head while training at an event at the park city mountain resort in utah on the tenth of january had been in critical condition since then the twenty nine year old athlete was widely considered the pioneer mange sport of freestyle by aggressively to have it included in the winter olympics where it will eventually debut in russia in twenty fourteen was regarded as the main contender for the olympic gold in the event. ok that's all from me for today good bye. question is that so much about the taxpayers' money maintaining it is

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