joyous even to those who keep it the distance. of america watching r.t. these are the top stories ten candidates face off in the french presidential election with both the radical left and right expected to make strong gains but will voting is underway economic misfortune bruising hysteria and failed promises leave voters what. the un security council unites now ordering that of woman to have a massive observer nation to syria but russia and the u.s. are invited over the tales of the move osco hopes the monitors can oversee a un brokered peace plan while washington warns of me still take unilateral action against america's. possible grain is on high alert to safeguard the formula one grand prix which is racing had to spy

a wave of anti-government protests and brutal crackdown that's left one dad tens of thousands taking to the streets to demand immediate democratic reform. and a big impact on the small screen the world watches as it was lowered join us on his talk show makes its debut here on the team giving voice to those asterisks by the mainstream media the show is already staring out a range of global reaction. next which reality the euro mountains take a close look at one of russia's greatest natural wonders. a small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. is not quite europe but is not in asia either. constantine's a native of congo or he heads off to work each day at the same time. constants in has been conducting independent research for ten years now his profession is out of the ordinary for most people and it's quite natural for those

living in the urals it mixes danger with excitement. the city's protected reserve early morning enjoys a few precious moments before being plunged into darkness. the idea of i constantine how are things at the site everything is alright no problem i'll give you the keys a group of scientists is arriving today and we should check everything carefully ok then. ok. another day begins in this beautiful urals countryside. every day people working at the site after walked ten kilometers back and forth for all passers by it's obligatory to strike the singing star the more beautiful the seldom makes the more likely a wish is to come true. on the one hand everything seems to have stopped dead here on the other hand a specialist can always see how the cave has changed over time the place is

a living organism and an underground parikh dies for geologists and researches lying beneath the banks of the silver river and at the depths of the ice melt and hides the pearl of congo or. the ice caves captured the interest of many scientists and it's no wonder the cave is. one of the most beautiful eyes in the world hello hello how are you live the scientists we've been waiting for have arrived this is a complex expedition into the cave to undertake detailed research let them all go but make sure they all register in the lot but ok then i'm off to meet them and give instructions. the purpose of registration is to ensure that everyone makes it out of the cave safely today this group of scientists has some unusual work ahead

of them perhaps they'll find a new grocer or come across a unique crystal. according to the scientist estimates the cave is ten to twelve thousand years old. if the only cave in russia which is equipped with special poles for tourists. when passing by a singing stone the researches wish for a geographical discovery. you must be very careful when climbing there so that you don't fall down it's slippery there's a lot of ice down there how big is the grotto pretty large it will be exciting for you. if we did not come back in an hour send someone to find us. the research is a getting ready to crude to reach the reserved area of the king and that's off limits to ordinary tourists the entrance to the protected zone is basically a narrow hole so be very careful and cautious all who go first what usual are

closely. about fifty groat as have been found inside congo rice cave it's also famous for its seventy underground lakes. as a biologist. today he together with his assistant he's checking out the caves flora and fauna there is to set up some traps and they hope to catch a unique inhabitant of the water. the air temperature inside the cave varies from freezing to above zero. the further away from the entrance the warmer it gets from minus fifteen degrees celsius that's around five degrees fahrenheit to four degrees celsius or around thirty nine degrees fahrenheit wow look at i found yes yes. this is a winter. he's a frequent cave inhabited. look started moving. i won't be

surprised if it flies off. for the first time the scientists have a chance to explore the depths of the lakes. this one is called the lake of deception because the water appears to be moving here. what happens is that the rain. through the ice mountain and drip into the lakes in different places. of movement. is phenomenal interference. now we have to put out the bait. and switch. over here they love this kind of sausage they would never. be very careful when putting it out so that we do not lose the trap that's it. it's one hundred twenty one meters long but because water dissolves it's.

constantly changes regular measurements are needed here. we definitely need to measure the pre-treating parts of the plate the results will enable us to predict future growth or development so that we can then lay out the safest route for visitors. today geologists are measuring one of the most beautiful grocers the difference in temperature makes it peculiar at the bottom it's freezing on top it's above zero celsius because of this the. only mites reaching from the floor. husband and wife. first met while working at a mine together. it's another hazardous activities she is a mineral survey. as a geologist nicholai researches different rocks and looks into their formation and structure his job also involves making laser measurements of caves. notes down the

results to measure the entire grotto they have to record two thousand different points with the help of special equipment have you got it yes good. we are now on top of the rock slide which formed when the roof collapsed. these rocks will eventually be washed away by underground waters in the cave will cease to exist. so this cave is very precious to us today so we will be. oh hello no lights where ok i'll be there soon to change the bulbs. ok rangers are in charge of safety inside the cave every day long before the tourists arrive they have to check to see if they're going to collapse on the tourist trail to be sure that everything is fine with the lighting and to note the general condition of the roof so now everything's fixed the cave is rigorously checked on

a daily basis after all one hundred thousand tourists on average visit the cave every year twice the population of congo. loose rock has been scraped off with the help of this beacon i can observe the process of how the slabs moved down which you can look to crack when such movement occurs now i have to strengthen the gypsum block here. a screw threaded panko fastens the loose rock to a solid one behind. is believed to be the safest method for the congress cave. because it ensures that the five tons of rock stays on the roof and doesn't fall out of the tourist trap. the cave has been open to tourists for more than one hundred years and it's not seen a single accident in all that time. when i came here as

a student saw all this space and the way ice is formed i was struck by this beauty this energy power. ten years have passed and the cave has become a part of my life as. oh how difficult it is to get through here we're almost there. meanwhile geophysicist your easter bunny costume pug of a nikolai makes him over have reached the polar grocer he boasts not only the most bizarre ice crystals but also a wife that's lasted for centuries it melts neither in winter nor in summer here we're going to precede the fool beauty of ice crystallization scientists first began using geo radar to take measurements of the ice inside bickering and it turned out to be very effective. we have to crawl here. and then slide down to measure all the year regularities of the ice formations. yuri and nikolai

thought that if such a technique was being used to study ice in antarctica then why couldn't it be applied in a cave before that an ordinary fishing ice axe was used to measure the ice it takes a little time to measure a fairly large area with the help of this device scientists know that in some places the ice is six meters thick. the state of the ice inside it depends on the range of temperatures created by natural ventilation when it's colder on the surface lower temperatures accumulate inside the cave forms and freezes over k. the process is controlled by the external environment in other words they came back as a kind of natural air conditioning. if we do these measurements every year we can understand how freezing and melting happen. and can even make conclusions about

climate change. the spill your divers have never swum in the protected area of the cave before for the first time a team of underwater researches from the russian geographical society will dive into a barely explored part of congo's treasure trove. spill your divers are exploring the so-called arctic ocean a lake in a protected area of the cave. they found out that this underground lake is congo is biggest it's sixty meters long making it twice as big as the last one which we found on the tourist trail sure as shit about a person who is undergone an underwater schoolyard course can work literally anywhere. this includes as rescuers on sunken ships. this is the best spillage training. this group has already started more than a dozen underground lakes and not just in russia they research caves all around the

world cave diving is one of the most dangerous of occupations divers are often unaware of what awaits them on the water but that thrill of discovery is also a stronger force. that there's there's a passage passage over there it's about fifteen meters long the hundred fifty centimeters tall it's very narrow stones are falling down thank god we found everything we wanted well don't get us. out of the cave diver has just made his chance to a graphical discovery it took him three years to prepare for a dive into this lake they had to develop the necessary skills in the undead sky cave. because even the sea. writers mistake could cost them their lives.

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just like you know old times trade booms during the traditional russian holiday of schroders toes we should farewell to windsor and take some souvenirs so fast. is it because the city of congo is full of talented artists ceramicist and stone covers since the seventeenth century when congo was founded has been a major trading hub. back in the sixteenth century the conqueror of siberia yarmuk marched here with his own they ended up losing their way so the concept chieftain decided to set up here before heading to siberia he established a settlement of the ice mountain houses were built for his men so they could survive the winter and during that time they discovered a cane under the nose of the next troops used it as a natural refrigerator. the newly found cave attracted many

tempting them with its mysterious daves peter the great instils or the mouth of the cave to be drawn it just was fulfilled in the eighteenth century it was the world's first map of underground grocers in the late nineteenth century congo native alexander litvinenko was the first person to conduct guided tours using just by its beauty the cave had many dangers but then didn't scan the german princess victoria and battenburg and her daughter louise some time later louise married a prince and became the queen of sweden is said that this is what she wished for on the singing stone and. the map of the cave is constantly being updated nine hundred sixty four saw the first cave planned with photographs but science has made great leaps forward since then nikolai punch a cough is developing a three d. model of the underground labyrinth. from the tower grosso into

a special program the three d. model makes it possible to clarify the relative positions of the caves and to establish. analysis of the measurements term and whether a collapse is likely to happen and that's important not only for the cave but also for the city. we should study the course of occasion occurring in cave it has created such an amazing natural phenomenon that it has become a tourist attraction the course of occasion happening in congo means a lot of money is needed to relocate people to safe places and to build houses on stable earth. according to scientific research two thirds of the city's depressions. the cracks on this building been growing for several years now. supported by a special construction of. scenes from collapsing new cracks

a result of cost of occasions taking place underneath. it quickly come in please. there's a large crack here we're water lee in it causes rocks and destruction oh it's a wall in the kitchen is wobbling. mice and hamsters attack us from under the floor they know all the floor and run all over here inside the rooms the walls have been ruined by the damp wallpaper simply peels off and there's also a big hole behind this crib. with this is the reason the water pipes here. when temperatures drop it simply freezes through and luke here we have stowed minds speak. and there is another crack on this side as well that you know when we first catch the now and then put up and he can hear the thanks me one has already cracked . when this apartment block was constructed

a cast lake was filling up below the land under the building began to subside as if it was sinking into a bottomless chasm tenants were evacuated and scientists were brought in to study the situation. this house is located in the city center. was that cracks appeared because a cavity formed under the house here to resolve the issue scientists were signed to deal with it they researched it for two years their results became the basis for the new general plan of the city now every building is constructed based on the scientists recommendations. surprisingly seven of the cathedrals in the city stand firm despite the fact that they were built long before people knew about cost. in fact the city's merchant history has been largely preserved thanks to cost of cation is pretty good at it from building highways buildings in the old city in case cost covens cause another collapse. is

that very covered which is so convenient for scientists to study. to get from one grocer to another one has to cool sometimes upside down meter by meter after growth or an experienced spell just leaves the group. you have to crawl sideways thrusting your legs against the wall there will be a lake under your feet three new year's eve please be very careful so that you do not fall down or drop any equipment. fields of home in the protected area even when the lights are off she sees every little change immediately the protected area was found by accident in one thousand nine hundred thirty five there was an expedition joining which a worker found a hole which reveals tunnels and grottoes stretching for three and

a half kilometers along with many lakes these are so-called pipes vertical channels that connect caverns with the surface their height can be up to twenty two meters as tall as a seven story building. thirteen grocers' a. huge pieces of loose gypsum hanging from the ceiling weighing at least five terms the first explorers was so amazed by the beauty of the new cave that they chose to preserve it just as it was. the gypsum crystals are rare in our cave this is one of the places where there are large enough of the most well known cave of this type is in mexico or where they grow fourteen meters high. in our caves they are five centimeters but they're very beautiful. meanwhile uncle continues his research. people have been interested only in the

caves but also in the things that live there. in the old days people believe there was a mammoth like animal living in a cave feeding on the earth and of the underground kennedys appear because of it but in reality the cave is home only to a very small and harmless inhabitants because the huge sea of perm used to. this is just a match stick and. material that falls into the lake during floods it has no one and is never found on the surface it was named after the caves first. lucky. great. happy can't believe it yes of course they often die in traps because water gets spoiled there. now we have to register.

that this is a very interesting species if this is the only organism in the perm region which is adjusted to living in the case. there is a theory go into the depths of the cave at the beginning of the ice age the cold contributed to it's quicker under the earth. the best photographer of the czech republic. has come specifically to take pictures of one of the largest caves of the urals. passageway an inscription made in one thousand nine hundred fourteen by princess victoria of her daughter louise can be found. crystal many years old. and multifaceted when temperatures drop either more. or a funnel becomes deeper. crystals cover the

ceiling forming a bizarre fringe when it gets colder they transform into bundles of ice needles. and there at their largest in march this is how i stretches i have no way from human eyes beneath kong or alfonso for the guys being to many places over the past twenty years i have been to very dangerous caves. but i would like to say that i am absolutely stunned by what i see here now both as a photographer and as an avid speedier tourist it's fantastic. i am the queen of the coal i will lead you through three kingdoms the kingdom of the cold my favorites the kingdom of stone and a kingdom of water. some so totally amazed by the striking beauty in the mystery of congo the ice caves that even ready to forego the cold and dark as to proof their love one couple would hold hearts believe me held their

wedding in the case. of the love this is our stone our stone of love do you remember them you wish when we came into the cave two years ago yes i do can you guess wants to marry me not to call her to see his drives a. lot to medicare guess at least coming here to register your marriage in the colder five k. . of the cold cross it was soon names because the holes in the ceiling resemble a reef and above the guest was built here in nineteen eighty-four was like having chosen one of the most beautiful grocers arena and alexander decided to get married . was.

the magic of the giant underground lakes and grocers and the frozen poetry of the ice bring peace. into a fantastic world of ancient caves. the practice i'm guided to is here is almost one hundred years old valentyn rap continues the tradition of the first guns clinic of he loves the cave as if it were his own home. or in search of his beloved mermaid but he fails to find a church a stone because of the only requires a love that everyone searching for love knocks on the dolphin and the dolphin sings and their wishes come true. in the past people used kerosene torches or candles and spotless to light up the caves but by the end of the twentieth century electricity was installed today by torchlight procession in the cave is only for special occasions and now it's in tribute to alexander clinic

of thanks to him tourists convention underground every day. clinic of guided tourists into the cave until his very death even to the point where he was almost blind he connected the past the present and the future it was a constant process an eternal link between the mysterious underground world and the buzz of life outside.

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