bridge on this week's program we'll be continuing our exploration of russian culture and influence a broad from famous people who live here to curb russians who live and work in italy and who wouldn't be happy here with glorious winter sun sensational food and often culture it's the beginning of the nineteenth century saw a number of russian wealthy families skinny italy has always held a special attraction for russians many tools of each of these the cultural center of the world and with its breathtaking architecture food and style it chief thinking there may be some truth in that today dozens of tall companies offer excursions by plane and bus loads of russians arrive every week. with famous landmarks such that one murder petition bridge in a fancy museum it goes without saying that everyone will be impressed on the first visit here. so it's amazing here we're especially impressed that despite

so many tourists the city is still clean quiet safe and relaxed oh yes. without the lenin in florence for nine years and in my experience russians like not only the architectural and cultural beauty of the city that also enjoy shopping here a lot especially for not a good receiver ideas that. would make is the hometown of michelangelo and to the venture they spent a lot of time living and working in this region of italy the art and culture that have created and contributed influenced many outstanding russians who came to florence for inspiration and stayed here for a while for which there are many ways talented and skilled italians enriched machine cultural life and vice versa over the centuries italian architect a huge influence in the design of moscow and st petersburg. well the other great things about florence is the shopping. pastime of many russian tourists prices are

lower here for designer goods than back home although this next luxurious pretty well it might be better not to look at the price tags. here in the main shopping street of florence you can find a designer boutique a brand that was founded at the beginning of the twentieth century by a russian noble family. in two thousand and eight it's now an international company based in france with several stores in italy. owned by the russian what. are these three of the russian fashion label reads like an exciting novel the story of the brands you could say is part of russia's heritage and history. founded in paris one nine hundred twenty four by prince philip you suppose and his wife marina the niece of the last russian thought the second and says she clothing range tasseled european and american customers but the prince had

a little business sense and two years after the nine hundred twenty nine a street crash ruined his most prosperous clients do you suppose was forced to shut up shop. almost eight decades after the original house especially close stores. has restored the brand to his former glory. to our next location now and in a city known as the cradle of the renaissance surrounded by terra cotta roofs a cluster of onion domes each topped with a tall cross is certainly not what you would expect to see in the florence skyline less than a mile from florence is tomorrow these brightly colored domes of a different kind marked the surviving history of russian immigration to italy and florence the russian orthodox church of the nativity of christ.

there's been a russian orthodox church on the site since ninety three built by the russian community and foreign time artists suffered considerable damage over the years but was restored several times elegant and exotic in matches the city's cultural heritage perfectly reflecting in the true architectural style of seventeenth century moscow today the church is popular with orthodox worship as from all over tuscany. the church in florence houses many historic relics of the russian orthodox church including works by both russian and it's how you artists it's on the market you cons in florence and it's a place that brings the local russian community closer together and welcome addition to professional life in tuscany. although you know most of the congregation of our church consists of people of many nationalities including

russians ukrainians georgians greeks italians serbs and bulgarians this church is the first big orthodox cathedral that was built initially then more cathedrals and sun removed and very appeared and only five years ago a big church in rome was built that. tchaikovsky the demi the family to c.s.t. a real russians with a strong connection to italy. twenty minutes outside the city will match with beautiful scenery vibrant colors. but what has this park got to do with russian culture. to answer that question let's meet this week's guest. great to meet you thank you very much for your time nice to meet you while we're here in this beautiful and i guess a big question this place is called par dellec a sheen and there are many beautiful alleys here one of them in fact where we're

standing right now is named after dusty of ski he spent a year in this city and it was said to be one of the happiest times it has. life. came to florence with his young wife and they found out here that they were going to have a baby and the couple stayed in the city while she was pregnant. also finished the eaters' here so she left a remarkable trace in the history of this city. and it's not just the esky who lived tchaikovsky's but on this life there are many russian influences in florence . tchaikovsky spent seventy years in florence and composed quit of space here enjoyed florence a lot there whether architecture art and the many museums the famous director talk also leaves here in the ninety's seventy's and eighty's then there is joseph brought ski but turner who has not been to florence to go up to the model it seems that many russians love it but one particular florence there's nor about this place

the city is not too big and not too small and its historical centrist packed with everything one might fancy museum goers admirers of their in a sense an art lovers is perfect for everyone and also those who are into fashion are excited to come here not to mention those seeking good food and wine. well thank you very much for your time and enjoy your time here florence. moving on and what other locations in florence are connected to russia one of the most beautiful palaces is still officially named. after a noble russian family the nineteenth century it was pulled by count to me to be truly a senator and the director of the hermit's harsh also the god son of empress catherine the great palace also contained impressive library which she started to put together in italy to replace his previous collection of books which were lost in the great fire of moscow in eighteen twelve. the brutally ends were not the only

wealthy russian family who made an impression in florence. and the city are also connected. the demeter family there are squares villas and monuments in honor of the family members who lived in florence in the nineteenth century and the family emblem can even be seen on the front of the basilica of st mary the flower as it's officially cooled when money was needed to restore the cathedral princedom it off donated a large sum as his contribution was so great the florentine governess thanked him by putting the emblem right next to the main entrance. many russian artists traveled all lived in italy in the previous centuries and the country is still an inspiration for many of their works far from classical but rather unusual controversial contemporary art is displayed at a russian art gallery in the center of florence. and she says she's doing good you know and galloway has existed for several years now and now we are working on

a new concept. we want to showcase work which would combine art blind and sound and would affect as many senses as visitors as possible the want to share that art can be not only a visual treat little so heal a person because it will focus and. florence is full of captivating stories and legends connects to many corners of the world. one local met is that if you rub this bourse snout and put a coin in its mouth you will return to florence at some point in your life i'm no he doesn't really like to has poor rubles christian and italian share many similarities the culture of the two countries is very classical based and complementary in many ways both have a rich history incumbent's a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of arts and design. and from modern russian french fashion houses to crane tools rocks churches cheap await the russian connections you can find in italy and you'll be amazed at the results. he did

call florence a city of dreams he certainly. points but unfortunately that's that's how we have left on this week's program i think that's the end of our exploration of russian culture here in italy i'll see you again at the same time next week we'll be back in the russian capital to tell them from me and the rest of the moscow our group. will live. this month chunks by particles that make up the fabric of the universe find what you're looking for in the deep siberian forest prevent

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a rushing by scott to see off on home ice in the continental. title the top the american pair of spencer levine and kyle stanley storm to doping farmers and. let's get started off the a strain open or the murray has once again fallen off the penultimate hurdle the scot losing to novak djokovic in the second men single semifinal things well it started off pretty well for fourth seed murray capturing the opening set six three . were number one joke which would level matters all through that before murray i took the lead following the third the fourth very much belonging to dzhokhar meaning it was all done to the decisive fifth set. there that the reigning champion would come to the floor late on joke of h. taking it six three three six six seven six one seven five for just under five

hours on court no less rafael nadal he waits on sunday on the way for a major must go on for a brain. i now there's been good news for russia on the day to an honor with atlanta kuznetsova unfair as vulnerable by clinching the women's doubles title that per force to come from. nine against the tally and sarah romney . five seven six four six ways you see the. result is twice major champion there's been something of a second doubles title resume as those were the seven. that brings us to football where a big weekend of f.a. cup action kicks off later on friday with two even games in and tottenham manager has been picking the team visit to championship side watford despite being on trial for tax evasion big favorites to press one while full of the team but not talking

about the cup last year travel to goodison park to take on everton to cover all previous f.a. cup ties between the two sides. now tell you what i looked it up earlier on the word bond spock ability well it is actually a word on it demonstrates perfectly what they did in the continental hockey league last night the white and blues had been thrashed earlier in the week by scout but recovered perfectly with a comprehensive win over blunt constantine to top off reports had suffered forced three defeats and said if in the western conference eight points behind third place denominator both sides had been thrashed in their previous encounters and were eager to bounce back in front of russia head coach. who attended the clash it was that very lack of defense if we were honest that they allow denominate to score carbon copy goals late in the first period and they blew and why it's never looked back first denise felt they could collect the two zone pass to get one on one and

the bog jump bus to russia's international constantin but all in. and just eighteen seconds after the restored to the host doubled their lead this time grigori shift you grew and broke away leaving the goaltender guessing to nothing after the opener five minutes into the second and the home team earn the penalty shot by ruining turned away shot by deny must move forward me to keep out wanting the game and the frame and it's corliss in the final period dinner were attacking but the twenty seven year old goalie denied all their efforts however even the best russian at minor was helpless when the blue and white scored an empty net in the dying seconds of the game nice in sealed a final score at three to nothing with his first goal for the nama your. preparations for the playoffs are already underway temptation and pressure is piling up in every game our team provided to be united tonight was

a well deserved when. we didn't start the season. in the middle of the season some good games. helped this. last too long you know about many games after recovery after far and our game and. with this loss learn suffered a fifth consecutive defeat well do not seem to book the third place in the western conference with damages to go before the playoffs start in same but out of. gold and silver medalist fifty plus shank surely gotten a chill to of motivation after being done by his young training partner at the european figure skating championships author kaczynski scoring in the event short program to take the lead for the thing you'll simply not expect to get up to the man regarded as russia's pine for pine top figure skater. who are pushing about

zero point zero nine points calling it is best career i think to date twenty nine. not performing a quadruple jump due to nailing me which probably cost in the lead. with the opportunity to secure gold in sheffield with a solid outing in the men's free skate on saturday. the los angeles clippers helping the surprise package of the n.b.a. season thus far the california fed remaining top of the pacific division following victory over memphis on thursday the host jumping to a twenty nine seventeen lead after the first quarter but the grizzlies opened the second with a fourteen zero run of their own cutting the difference to just one point by half time it was then to and fro until the final few minutes trippers bench one more williams the most instrumental nine of his eighteen points in the final quarter his partner in crime blake griffin didn't onto his tally during the last dozen minutes but was a top scorer for l.a. with twenty one truthful nine hundred ninety one clipper shot finished the winners

moved to nine wins two losses at home. over in european action turkish side gala tusker i have claimed the narrow victory against olympiacos in the euro league meaning russian side in the only on beaten side in the group e. olympiakos taking advantage of a shallow start by khalid tosh drive but at the end of the first quarter the game was tied at fifteen piece the turkish fisheries but then find the rhythm moving fourteen points ahead by the time. still not giving up the final cost the stupas but the shot of the t. here his three pointer sending the game into overtime and it was in the extra period that the hosts finally managed to take care of their gritty greeks edging perceiving seventy it seventy seven. barcelona who pushed the best defensive record in tournaments trouble to get be the visitors i played in the opening quarter time but came back well in the second with the game tied at twenty nine

each half way through the initiative in swinging and the couple on giant. favor resentment getting points and shifting from. making the differences boss a target seventy one fifty seven the result isn't top of the bait shooting with this many. over the goal for the american jew of spencer levine and kyle stanley share the lead after the first run of the farmers open in california that west coast paraffin in the opening day on ten on our stanley hundred nine birdies as he puts the final hold on the twenty four who had all the. training this nice approach into an eagle on the eighteenth levine also a model of consistency on the day he needed a late birdie for a share of the lead the twenty seven year old hitting a great approach on the par five final hole on the relatively simple putts meant he finished tied for the lead with a score of sixty two the joint lowest of his career. now the rugby world is gearing

up for another series of six nations bottle starting next month plenty of eyes will be on reigning champions england to have a new coach on the plethora of new faces in the roster following a world cup exit last year in the quarterfinals the reigning champions kick off their twelve campaign on february fourth against scotland in edinburgh are them to italy wales and france of course also vying to take the crown from the english scottish head coach andy robinson has already been making headlines stating they are against during the world cup in contra against the scots new english coach stuart lancaster though his eyes firmly on the future. there's no room for me as a determination and. desire to be competitive i like to think i'll be reflective. really comment to much of what went on in our game i was there i was stood in the songs with. sixty thousand people. you know from our point of view you know we want to be known as

a hard working woman who are going to. play hard for england brings us finally to athletics were two of the world's top runners a soft power and for campbell brown simply can't wait until the twenty twelve london olympic games the goal of course for the jamaican sprinter to continue their gold medal winning exploits. olympic year because my age is moving as fast as me so i'm definitely have to put in the x. or you know. you know to run indoors you know working on the star. is fifty meters was a number and something but i didn't stop. to think of the other thing to me that i am blessed to one. hundred meter a little bit twice and to think of becoming the first one in history to do it three times it's great and it's in the back of my head not working hard because i'm not on the team yet still have the trials in june and so the objective is to alfie kohn

to train hard and hopefully make the team in both events in then take it from there and that's how your sport looks at this hour whether it's next year and twenty four hour.

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