another appeal for a truce between the army and rebels in syria this time by the red cross as russia refuses to join an international meeting it says is taking sides. iran and israel exchange threats of preemptive strikes but tel aviv's allies want an attack on tehran could cause a wave of chaos across the middle east. and the eurozone greenlights a massive new bailout for greece and that athens will be able or willing to shoulder the grueling austerity measures imposed by brussels. more no stories in half an hour from now in the meantime we explore a museum of classic cars and join a traditional russian community celebrating the coming of spring a journey to nizhni novgorod is next. for almost eight hundred years new growth has stood along the banks of the volga rivers and its one of european russia's most picturesque cities is the fourth

largest in the country an important economic and cultural center and home to one point three million people. steadily one of the better waterfront views of nice name you can see where the revolt meets the volga and also take a good look at the city's famous market and some of its churches. streets are filled with echoes of its past from the statues that line the prominence to the city's beautiful range of architecture but it's also home to a modern business community and one of the biggest markets here is transport. so this is a must for a minibus and they're everywhere in russia cheap reliable and if you're very lucky really comfy. and seventy percent of them are made here and it's been over.

and then they buy gas one of the city's most famous brands they've been producing automobiles since the early one nine hundred thirty s. and all the classics are on display in the company music. so you can see that used to produce some pretty snazzy family vehicles including the famous boulder which every soviet citizen wanted to own but it's commercial vehicles that have always been the companies but. this old bone shaker. back in one nine hundred thirty two this the very first thing that rolled off the production line. the guy has a. they still make trucks here today. of course along side the mission.

gases seem some tough times but production is now on the increase and it's all overseen by swedish c.e.o. though i'm dissin who previously worked for general motors for more than twenty years. since the civil grab among the faithful smith yeah. that's right excuse me strengthen james brown the gulf thank you very much for how it's i haven't you got a minute to tell us or got up and put it off them. i've been looking at the museum so you can already see there's a long history of sweetness and you know the road on gas how important do you think this factory and company offer the city begins extremely important i mean first next year we're turning eighteen year. cycle only they go through been anything over old laws that the seventy five without the whole nation building we have three plants here of frequent lexus is

a lot just business three thousand hectares of land. and there's fifteen thousand employees are expecting a busy time ahead that churning out one of the most popular mini buses the gas micro bus on this line and each component is fitted in a matter of seconds they each cost around fourteen thousand dollars and they can produce four hundred every day. then once the puzzles been put together there's just a few final checks to take care of. sort of the last test that they do. make so in stock cars was approved see. with my fingers firmly crossed we entered the college. ok as you can see i was prepared for the spots but can safely say these are doing a very good job. but dr. point tour of gas was almost over but unfortunately my new minibus wasn't taking me home but at least in

a commercial vehicles company you can always hitch a lift in something. i started with a very modern factory but now i want to get a feel from this nice cultural life well you might not think it to look around here but when it is almost over there's a few buds up here on the trees i'll always come to this old village to have a look at a very traditional. rite of spring new right. to be lights on your feet for the celebration. of the wrong season this guy. this big black cars because. sadly my tank spills on. much of the break to join older and find out

a little more about what was going on. for. some time. too old for those who have previously who don't know so what's going on here then there is a bit of marrow making going on here spring has come the snow is melting away when you call those with two dition but it's a festive occasion. and it's been celebrated for well over a century mothers would bake shaped biscuits and when everyone how to treat it was time for the procession. everybody sings and books around the village leaving a biscuit on the door of every house. the idea of putting these little birds here is that they're supposed to attract the real well then fly down and bring spring with.

the nesting locks were regarded as a good omen meant to protect the villages homes from fire and disease and finally when the biscuits are thrown into the air it's believed they become part of spring itself. but if you're taking part in this ritual you might want to keep an eye on your new friend it's. a way to a parent i've got some spring inside. and this snow is also supposed to be good for your health. go right down my neck. now the spring had officially sprung i was eager to continue my sightseeing and all got pointed me in the direction of one of the area's most popular tourist spots this has got to get it literally means little town in russian and it's one of the most picturesque places

in the news media of growed region originally though it was founded as a front here outpost and it's the place where the most famous russian warrior prince of all time i was on the ski died. over the centuries gora jets gained an enviable reputation renowned for its painting architecture and woodwork and down by the riverside there's a house where the old arts are still practiced nowadays the artists make souvenirs and entertain the hundreds of visitors who pass through here every week. well i think. these guys tackled the brushwork today but i'm still going to take on something birch additional and very russian but it's much more up my street. burst back in the day having a couple was a very elaborate affair in all my time in russia i'd never had tea from a some of our and i was garrett jets post the largest exhibition in the country it

seemed like a good place to break the habit there are some of us here that date back to the seventeenth century from single person pots to ones that can hold more than fifty liters of water but always talking really was making me thirsty. but i've got to have a drink so. let's go ok. but there was still some serious preparations to take care of. there's a good. getting the sum of all going takes time once you've added your water you need to put in plenty of kindling lighting up. more on the charcoal yellow now we give it some air. you have done only way you. can put on the chimney. and now we wait.

it was pretty cold outside and i was getting a little impatient yes i mean it's long. ok let's take this off ok now i'm lost for each. level. but apparently the russians had an ingenious method to turn up the heat you just needed to give it a good showing ok that's. what. i. thought point of. but i have it doesn't taste of. going to be very tasty and i've heard of. the wellington. boots did the job i'm rebelling and with all some of our steaming we headed into the dining room to be greeted by a fantastic spread. saw through all that effort i think this is

a couple that deserves a bit of ceremony and they definitely do afternoon tea here and there are addicts. it was a very civilized way to end my trip together and yet but sadly i haven't come to the news new region for tea and cakes. the time for relaxation was over ok well it wouldn't be discovering rush to show if i didn't do something bizarre and potentially dangerous outdoors so i've come here to a place called extreme land to see what they've got. it set in several hectares of land around an hour's drive from me but they promise it's worth the trip ok well this looks interesting it seems that one of the most popular activities here

involves inflatable fruits going very fast ok so i need to cry out i think if i fall off the extreme but on a. this is a. band attached to another snowmobile but was given a tour of the complex. even gripping on for dear life one save you on the stage. so this is going to. take two. zero. zero zero to several more crashes and might be around a rest but here is extremely they make you put up or shut up. those who are still. growing. so although i was getting a break. in the army it's time. to something

a little bit intense. no idea what i'm going to royce. people with this royal. it seems that if i wanted my lumps i was going to have to fight for my food and he's a watching the celebrity gladiator programmes would eventually come in handy. maybe launch filled cubes but believe me he still didn't want to get smacked in the wrong place for. the bottle went back and forth but i knew in the end brain even highly tactical assault on the red team would seem very. well. it's.

important. that they can be quite a come down once the adrenaline ways off. who ever thought inflatable things could be so dangerous. in this case of ducking when our. good boy. i had suffered enough for one day and i was ready to head back to the safety of the city it was time to explore more of nizhny novgorod itself i just needed to find someone to kick me out. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you don't know i'm tom hartman welcome to the big picture.

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dorothy seen plenty of the outskirts of girls but it was time to get out and take a proper look at the region's council. so it's good to get a bit of local knowledge on these trips saw him off to me. the man who's going to help me get to know him is you know good a little bit. of it nice to meet you. beautiful me a little bit of nizhny i want to show the crime of bad taste. siegfried moved here

from germany back in two thousand and six within a few months he was married getting regular work as a translator and he's lived here ever since so what would you say some of your favorite things are about the city it just the russian art should take this over the house and i will show you some of them and you will visit one of the detector or monuments right in the crable this huge stone citadel was built from fifteen hundred to fifteen eleven but most of its original buildings were destroyed during the soviet union nowadays it houses news news local government but it's still an imposing place to walk right in the heart of the city. these monuments and architecture have earned a place on unesco's one hundred cities of the world of great cultural and historical value and secret had one more striking example for me. please have

a look at this beautiful old building it was built in the nineteenth century and it was the house of. tradesmen rise to the successful to the regional museum what do you think visitors to news the north court can expect. they can expect. a very friendly. with much. sides. and that hospitality also applies to one of ms nice most cutting edge attractions. so finally i could back up. corner with complete precision and the mentor was ready to head to a brand new landmark. think we've probably got the worst conditions you could possibly have for driving it's a day to be inside or at the very least. but here in this new road there is

a place where you can burn rubber. whatever the weather. you're looking for me and i think. i meant let's check this place up so. i feel ok. so he works at the end ring the country's only f.i.f.a. approved motor sport circuit. all right gents at the major model sports venue in russia entering the start as ring yeah so you've got your eyes and frank how they're all right here to the right building the main building so there's going to be a lot of people then yes some of. our openings and you've still got things to build some wintry techniques. ok and now while they're after practicing here they were driving way safer on the roads and this sort of thing you'll you'll

be teaching me a few tricks as well as. brakes. were. the first turn is the most challenging one of the biggest number of precious understand that really this place could. this really could barely see a thing that was looping going just be able to get a feel for the bus again was able to give me a few good tips because your brain here and you try to slow the shortest possible distance. here you're going to break this little less a bit more the next lap you'll just do is try to get both refused my lap time down which was useful because i had a different type of challenge ahead ok you know apex bridesmaid so if you can do it the way i said it's with. the rest of them i think we do.

we decided we'd do five laps i was getting the better things on the streets of those coolers were still proving tricky. point and draw life. safe and secure in jamestown as a tenant. wasn't going to win me any races so i have the accelerator. that's the photo hall and if it's please post on this. number coming over to take. ok i'm probably not going to make the championships but if i ever get into a wintry car chase i'm so shit. but my need for speed was still unfulfilled fortunately down by the banks of the volga there's

plenty more where that came from now ever the chance to try out some pretty flawless machines on discovering russia but here in the region they've created a monster piece of marital home design and she's a record breaker. these are a crown a plane it's a cross between a ship and an airplane and they're the fastest commercial amphibious vehicle on the planet. they're designed to effectively fly on a cushion of air just above the water's surface and were originally developed under a cloak of secrecy in the one nine hundred sixty s. but after the soviet union collapsed so did the project and it's only recently that small of versions have been built here in the news new region by rubin and his company and the aqua glowing five is their pride and joy motion picture of a star in. the body of the place and see how light.

takes a five engine runs on petrol and she's designed as an art market water taxi. so here we have it a fully functional i could glide for life because. the fact that this river is frozen won't matter a jot we're still going to be able to fly. and he can see he even looks like a plane cockpit inside here as well so i think for a change i'm going to take a break from driving and just relax for this one. once my pilot was in it was time to sit back enjoy the ride and wait for the speedometer to reach the magic number. so we just crossed the one hundred kilometer an hour barrier and now we have liftoff. literally we're flying across the ice now.

and that was just the start we moved post one hundred seventy kilometers an hour and despite the speed it was still an incredibly smooth trip if you do happen to have a spare half million dollars lying around but highly recommend. called believe i was already flowing just a couple of centimeters above this river. that is a pretty special taxi ride sadly i was going to have to hit the roads again if i wanted to get back to moscow. but i still wanted to pick up some authentic new souvenirs and for those there's really only one place to go. sadly i haven't been elevated to the aristocracy but i think the grandest gift shop that i've ever seen because this region is the birthplace of one of russia's most famous and lavish painting styles and it has souvenir is fit for a king. this is whole folk arts it was developed here in the seventeenth century

and almost four hundred years old the industry is still thriving. the style takes simple items then paints them to give them an appearance of great value and my going oksana was ready to show me how it was done. so this is actually it would involve me to live like clay but then it has the special oil applied to it which shines it up and then the ladies here it's on this album in name and then almost ready to be fired. but first to go through one more process. this. sitting face method to go. is a serious business the factory employs nearly sixteen hundred people and customers will pay a high price for their work and there's almost no limit to what they'll paint. it's a great custom jobs that goes well i think i'd be afraid to click that one of damage if i wasn't in the market for

a laptop but i did want something original to take home so it's on offer to help me in a little d.i.y. project. some. tips i was working with the traditional colors of red and black but i don't really go in for broad strokes here . small delicate lines and then suddenly it just all came together. and see this news amazing how your artistic abilities can develop just a little concentration. pointer to the region had been a roller coaster rowan's modern business is historical monuments and tried my hand at the delicate and. just plain dangerous secret was right whether you're

a culture buff an adrenaline junkie or just passing through. will welcome you in with open arms.

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